You mean they had access in the first place, and this is all smoke and mirrors to cover the fact that they were bluffing when they were trying to subvert apple,

You mean they had access in the first place, and this is all smoke and mirrors to cover the fact that they were bluffing when they were trying to subvert apple, and there is no hack? Plausible, actually - and if they wanted a cover story that would cause apple as much collateral damage as possible, they've chosen well - as blowback doesn't matter to the FBI. They're untouchable gods, above the law, above public sentiment.