ɹˈoʊbspɪˌɛɹ ɪnsˈɪstᵻd ðˌɐɾɪt wʌzɐ fˈɔːɹən plˈɑːt, dᵻmˈændᵻd ðætðə ɹᵻpˈoːɹt biː ɹˌiːɹˈɪʔn̩, ænd jˈuːzd ðə skˈændəl æz ðə bˈeɪsɪs fɔːɹ ɹɛtˈɔːɹɪkəl ɐtˈæks ɔnðə fˈɔːɹən pˈaʊɚz hiː bᵻlˈiːvd wɜːɹ ɪnvˈɑːlvd.
Robespierre insisted that it was a foreign plot, demanded that the report be re-written, and used the scandal as the basis for rhetorical attacks on the foreign powers he believed were involved.