Are those thing mutually exclusive? Even when taking the context into consideration?

[ Ayaka had said something about how Andrew had seemed to be thinking, not long before the trial started. They had talked about whether they should say something, but, as things tend to do, it got away.

It didn't change what had happened. Andrew had still died because they didn't say anything. ]

I cannot truly speak for her, as it is not my place. [ which begs the question of why he said it to begin with, but shhhhh. ] But I would say so. Without question.