Lee Jong-won Silent for a Week After Claiming "Choo Mi-ae's Candidacy Was Political Manipulation"

Since New 탐사 re-highlighted this statement, Lee Jong-won has not offered any rebuttal to it for over a week.

New 탐사 pointed out that Lee Jong-won has not responded at all to New 탐사's request for a rebuttal since the report. New 탐사 views this silence as unusual and intentional, citing numerous past instances where Lee Jong-won reacted vehemently and offered explanations for even minor media reports.

New 탐사 concludes that Lee Jong-won's continued silence suggests he has implicitly admitted the statement to be true.

New 탐사 also mentioned a past instance where Lee Jong-won stated regarding Representative Lee Jae-myung's candidacy in Gyeyang-eul, "Representative Lee Jae-myung running in Gyeyang-eul is a very petty act." This statement strongly criticized Representative Lee Jae-myung's decision to run in that constituency.

New 탐사 stated that it is necessary to confirm whether such statements are Lee Jong-won's own arbitrary interpretations or if they are relaying Kim Eo-jun's opinions.

This appears to be a strategy by Kim Eo-jun to evade direct responsibility.

New 탐사 added that recently, journalist Hong Sa-hoon has been fulfilling this 'taking the blame' role for Kim Eo-jun.