Must be political and/or legal considerations. As you well know likely both.
"Oh really, they're considering?
What the fuck are they waiting for? Is there some sort of political reason NOT
to interview the main man - hewhoshitsinpants? What's there to consider?"
Hope you are sleeping soundly now. Or getting a good start to a good day.
It was Plato who said, “He, O men, is the wisest, who like Socrates, knows that his wisdom is in truth worth nothing”