“What are the real tactics they’ve used? All they see is what we see, and we don’t know what else there was or how this came to be,” he said. “Part of truth telling is putting facts in context. What they’ve got is damning-looking, for sure. But we don’t know how that happened.”
He also thinks another factor may have been in play.
“Acorn makes itself news. It’s not just a low profile group that has never sought attention,” said Tompkins. “It’s the old saying, the fleas come with the dog.”