Albert didn't care about the storm whipped up by The Defense Guide in the British wizarding world; it had nothing to do with him anyway. Fudge must know very well that Sirius Black was Dumbledore's man, and no matter how you looked at it, this was a signal Dumbledore was sending to the outside world.
A signal that Dumbledore intended to pull Fudge down from the position of Minister for Magic.
At least certain conspiracy theorists skilled at putting two and two together would definitely think so.
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