He exaggerated when he told his mom they “put a gun to his head.” They did not do that, exactly, although they pulled a gun or guns on him and demanded money. It was a figure of speech to describe a real armed robbery by police officers that took place over there.
As for the two or three that were nabbed by the judge on the way out, they would say anything to get out of there as it was obviously hostile and dangerous.
“He exaggerated when he told his mom they put a gun to his head. They did not do that, exactly, although they pulled a gun or guns on him and demanded money. It was a figure of speech to describe a real armed robbery by police officers that took place over there.”
Perhaps you have not seen the original ‘exaggeration’ as he told it to Billy Bush during the TV interview ...