out a statement disputing this report but a senior state department official tells cnn that he didn't know about it. they learned about the statement from cnn and were left scrambling. as a former state department spokesman, what do you make of that? >> it's very unusual. i can't remember a single time working for secretary kerry or two prior to that where we didn't have a hand in it, it wasn't staffed, well coordinated, both within the building and across the river at the white house. so it's pretty amazing. i've talked to some colleagues at state. it looks like this was on real fast track. the white house specifically wanted to put out all three statements at the same time to look like a very cohesive communications approach and in the speed to do that, they didn't do all the staffing you would normally do with the rest of the building and at least the communications staff.