Another possible explanation.
Hi Ben,
The DoJ lawyers are between a rock and a hard place. They got swamped with responses from the public supporting both sides. They don't have the personnel, budget nor time to write detailed responses to all of the (on-topic) comments. They have to do some filtering. Their comments to the press may have been too terse, but I think that's the bottom line.
What could they do differently?
Yes, the DoJ has an agreement they want ratified. But that doesn't mean that the DoJ lawyers are going to try to shirk their duties. Let's wait and see.
And ultimately, it depends on how CKK reads and responds to the comments.
Cheers,
Scott.
