Wouldn't make sense. You can't just say "OK, we were kidding, we got these guys we didn't tell you about!" and get away with it. Massive lawsuits would be filed

Wouldn't make sense. You can't just say "OK, we were kidding, we got these guys we didn't tell you about!" and get away with it. Massive lawsuits would be filed by these guys and many at the top of the FBI would be forced to resign.