The benefit to himself and the nation is obvious. He was trying to leave open the door of talking to them in the future. He simply told them, look can’t do it now, but hit me up after the election, when I have more flexibility. Much better than saying, no, fuck you we aren’t talking to you when it’s only a temporary situation.
Entirely different from your hypothetical where the statement had zero benefit to lawyer or client.
Why you can’t see this is puzzling. One of the few times the guy was actually a straight shooter.
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