doog, I don't think he was taking a shot at you.
I think he was saying if you know then you would have to have close connections with the company.
And since you have stated, in the past, that you had no connection then you would not have been honest, if you really know, because that would men you do have a connection.
Just my take on it, of course I could be wrong.
But I, for one, have never doubted your honesty.