“Do you think these cloners are involved in the plot to assassinate Senator Amidala?”
“NoMaster, there appears to benomotive.”thereifixedit
If we’re at it, we should turn Mace‘s question into a suspicion: “You think these cloners are …” Answer: “Yes, Master” (taken from the end of the transmission)
I mean Obi-Wan just gave them the motive, he told them that these people want to sell an army. It makes no sense for Mace to ask an open question like that.