* The Washington Post’s Ben Terris was the guy who broke Aaron Schock’s “Downton Abbey” office decor a few weeks ago.

Chris Cillizza interviewed Terris and he revealed something for what I think is the first time…

“Somebody actually called a couple of days before that and said ‘You gotta check out Aaron Schock’s office, it’s totally crazy looking.’”

He said he initially declined to bite on the story, but then decided that Schock was “an interesting guy” and maybe it would be worth the trip.

In any case, this wasn’t a self-motivated story. Somebody tipped him off. I’ve reached out to Terris on Twitter to ask who called him and whether that person was a political operative.

As we’ve seen multiple times, this Schock story has been ginned up and even directed by somebody and/or some entity in or very near politics. The DCCC has their fingerprints on this as well. Finding out who was behind the office decor story might possibly help lead us to who’s really behind this and why.

*** UPDATE *** He responded, sorta…

@capitolfax just someone who worked in the Capitol and had seen the office.

— Ben Terris (@bterris) March 4, 2015

[ *** End Of Update *** ]

* Meanwhile…

A Peoria County grand jury indicted two men for allegedly trying to rob a house rented by U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock last month.

Derek H. Martin, 24, of 3016 Springfield Road in East Peoria and Adam F. Bennett, 27, 23906 Veterans Road in Morton, both are charged with attempted residential burglary. Martin also faces an additional count of being a felon in possession of a firearm.

Prosecutors allege police were called to the house by a realty company on Feb. 7 after a representative had found the men there. Officials believe Bennett was the lookout and that Martin’s fingerprints allegedly were found on the windows around the house on Detweiller Drive.

The men were allegedly caught with a handgun and a recent Journal Star article which had discussed how the property, which isn’t owned by the Peoria Republican, often is vacant.

Oof.