The U.S. Government is still trying to determine if it is a "threat"? Nope. I highly doubt that. What they are doing is trying to get public acknowledgement and seeing the reactions from such supposed investigation.

Its probably all planned. They had conferences in closed door sessions where they discussed methods for determining public interest and the like. This is all planned stuff, and they had to do it like this. Congressmen are so obsessed about their ability to get re-elected that none will stick their necks out knowingly without any benefit.

The public already knows of this stuff. Its like that saying, in politics it only works to make a decision after it no longer really matters.