"There were concerns about leaks. The Bureau was concerned about anyone outside of the Crossfire Hurricane team being aware of the existence of the investigation."
He added, "They wanted to keep it within the counterintelligence."
concerned about leaks = didn't want anyone to find out the truth. Meanwhile, they're leaking false info to WAPO and NYT knowing they'd run their stories.
He added, "They wanted to keep it within the counterintelligence."