text: You continually deny these events occurred.  They are not just historical events, they are not even just recorded on video, the Obama Administration took great effort to publicize them to the public through the media. White House Rose Garden ceremony with President Obama to honor Bergdahl on 31 May 2014 and welcome him home. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dm6u4voY44g
  
  Note all the details Obama has and even emphasizes, after the scandal started about him deserting. The thing he does not highlight is all the information he already has accumulated FOR FIVE YEARS on Bergdahl's actions and the resulting consequences. The world is STILL being impacted by Bergdahl and Obama, with the five exchanged Taliban commanders in Qatar impacting Qatar's perceived support for terrorism and the current Gulf States' Qatar blockade.
  
  On 1 Jun 2014, the Obama Adminstration spinning the scandal investigation, saying Bergdahl "Served with honor and distinction". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdGe0uP7W-c