Politicans Logic
"So something that's not true can be true? Politicians apparently live with a different set of logic rules than the rest of humanity."
Of course they do.
They also believe that it is possible to have secure encryption that is breakable by themselves, (or their duly appointed representatives) at any time they feel the urge, but not be breakable by any other party.
Secure encryption is a binary choice. It's either secure, or it's not secure. There is no third option.
(Unless you are a politician, in which case tri-state binary somehow becomes possible, and the laws of mathematics no longer apply whenever they happen to be deemed inconvenient.)