Now if he had repeated the question in its entirety, or if he had peppered his account with a little too much detail -- and we're all really glad he didn't do that -- he would have further discredited himself.
Ora, se ele tivesse repetido a questão na sua totalidade, ou se ele tivesse temperado o seu relato com demasiados detalhes -- e estamos todos muito gratos que não o tenha feito -- ter-se-ia descredibilizado ainda mais.