> Saying there’s no conspiracy is not a claim You fooled me. I’m fine with your later “there’s no evidence of a conspiracy.” But saying “there’s no conspiracy”

> Saying there’s no conspiracy is not a claim You fooled me. I’m fine with your later “there’s no evidence of a conspiracy.” But saying “there’s no conspiracy” is indeed a claim in casual speech. The potential evidence of a conspiracy is that the professors were denied permission to testify, when, as you point out, they’ve been allowed in the past. What changed?