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.
もしされた質問をそのまま繰り返していたり 詳細すぎる説明を振りまいていたとしたら --幸い私たちは聞かずにすみましたが-- もっと疑わしく見えたはずです