> The lawyers noted that they had “no reason to believe” that the deletion was “intentional.” That might mean they think it was innocent, or that they feel it

> The lawyers noted that they had “no reason to believe” that the deletion was “intentional.” That might mean they think it was innocent, or that they feel it was intentional but can't justify the accusation. IANAL but a useful further-reading term here is "Adverse Inference."