What is it he actually lied about? From my cursory reading of what is reported today (which I’m sure isn’t complete) it looks like he lied about actually being present during the attack. He lied to make himself appear more prominent.
Isn’t this the same thing Jesse Jackson did in reference to the assassination of Martin Luther King? He claimed he was cradling King in his arms as he died, when in fact that has been shown to be false. But does that mean King wasn’t killed, or that James Earl Ray can use Jackson’s lie to show he is innocent?
His official stance is that he actually made it to the compound during the night of the attack and that the account in the book and as reported in the 60 min report is accurate. The only mistruth his admits to was the account he gave to his supervisor who ordered him to not travel to the compound during the night of the attack. He provides his reason for lying to his supervisor in the Daily Beast interview. I believe his statements as reported in the book and the 60min story. The administration is fabricating a smear campaign to provide coved for H. Clinton and her upcoming run for the White House.