JFC! We knew from the get go these boys were a bubble off of plumb. I have seen the attorney's name mentioned before in relation to release of the video. I can see no reason for the attorney to lie about McMichaels directing him to release the video. That sounds like a damned good way for an attorney to get into a world of hurt.
So, either the reporter is lying. Or McMichaels is a hell of a lot stupider than we gave him credit for.