It was the conspiracy to cover it up. And without the “Nixon tapes” his resignation would have never happened.
I’m not certain you’re understanding what I am saying. Concentrating on the spin is not going to lead us to the core of the issue. We need to find out why Stevens was there, who gave the orders, and why we have no accounting of the president’s whereabouts for that evening. We already know from Tommy ‘Dude’ Vietor that Obama wasn’t in the situation room. Those details are much more important than any apology for politicization.