Yeah, LV was the real deal.  And some very nasty national security-related things went down.  I suspect that we will find out more about LV once some of the other issues have been dealt with. Imagine the left's reaction to the truth about LV (for now).  They'd laugh and mock and Joy Behar would have hot flashes, Moe and Jika would mock, Kimmel and SNL would do skits with that bad Orange Man and it would be out of the public conscience in 72 hours. Making the assumption that the truth is about to come out, the explanation for LV will make more sense once the bigger plots are revealed.