That’s exactly what they want to do. I don’t recall the Dems ever claiming that Bush doctored a supposed scientific report. They didn’t like the conclusions that Bush drew from scientific research, on everything ranging from stem cell research to nuclear development, but nobody accused him of falsifying the information.
As for the only thing I think this could be referring to, the “yellow cake” claim, Bush didn’t make it up and it was in the report, which is one of the reasons the Dems finally tried to shift the focus entirely to something else in their attack.
This stunt by Obama, on the other hand, is something that somebody could go to jail for.
Three republicans? Don’t make it political NYT: The accusation came from the DOI IG, not some GOP staffer.