Time will tell, the problem with email is that you can't really shred it and that it likely has passed through some points in between where at least the headers got archived.
What I'm curious about:
- if the email is not fake, how did GG ascertain that it isn't
- if it isn't fake how did KDC get hold of it
- if it isn't fake does Key really believe that he'll get away with doubling down?
- if it is fake how did GG miss that? (it will damage his rep badly)
- could it be a case of misinformation?
- if it is a misinformation attempt, who is the target?
This is going to end badly for at least one party.
The email text seems just too juicy to me, but stranger things have happened and turned out to be true. Not releasing the email+headers is a strange move. That would make it harder to deny it if it is real, at the same time it might allow for removal of remaining traces of evidence.
IRS seem to be holding up fine. You just need enough chutzpah to go all in: we don't have the emails, what you're gonna do?
Which is what seems to be happening. Key says he has no recollection of such a conversation
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objecti...