So, as usual, don't release anything until it is obvious that you are baldfaced liars. I suspect the actual source documents will not be opened up for inspection, instead only releasing the copies (read: forgeries).
...but while the media response might have been less than stellar, the law enforcement response was the real problem.
Damn straight. Push folks till they feel they have no choice to attack, and they will. That's what this event was about. Straight out of the Crisis and Leviathan playbook.