Why is this government officer, speaking just to a newspaper more reliable than the other government officer who spoke under oath? There was legislation to bri

Why is this government officer, speaking just to a newspaper more reliable than the other government officer who spoke under oath? There was legislation to bring transparency to the topic, and it was stripped at the last minute by 2 congressmen heavily funded by the defense industry. If this was all a rouse to get more funding, don't you think they would've loved the legislation?