None of that...but when somebody gets caught out there like this and then tries to cop pleas....clowning will ensue.   
If he didn't know, he should have said that. He'd still get clowned, but could claim plausible deniability.   If he did know, he should say that and just be prepared for a change in how he's viewed. 
....but this vague shit about trying to change the world... 
He made himself a partner in the law firm off Valentino, Rhodes, Cee and MCcrary.