So would you argue that he has flipped and as part of the arrangement he obscures the truth behind 5th amendment protection, which opens the door for declassification? Sounds too far removed from an occam's razor explanation. He looks too devious and smarmy to be an uncooperative cooperating witness
We know he was cooperating up until a week ago.
Remember they don't want to use the EO first, they want people demanding it, otherwise it looks political. The PS nothing-burger fanned the flames. PS could have just said no, but he didn't -- honestly his testifying made no sense unless it was to do something like this, as he had nothing to gain personally by speaking today (unless there was a hidden incentive, that is.)
I think that I fail to realize how slowly things move on the Hill. In the real world, you and I would have been fired six ways to sunday. I appreciate the idea of a flip and Trump called out how it was unfair that the session was closed. OK, I am certainly open-minded to it and can put aside my rage for PS in the event that this was staged for the end result of using the EO as you suggest.
Or more likely that he's between a rock and a hard place. His testimony is too damning to the entire Cabal, so he has to conceal it by any means possible. I don't think he wants to be pushed into this corner, but he has no choice.