It took him a decade to retract that statement, said retraction conveniently occurring when this shitstorm about Epstein is reaching a crescendo. Retractions and apologies with such timing appear awfully convenient and insincere.

Who remembers everything they've said more than a decade ago? He was reminded now that he had said that and has changed his views on it.

This isn't a verbal conversation, this is something he wrote on his own blog, no?

Yes, but one doesn't have neither written or regular speech memorized so it doesn't matter which it was.

Why did it take him takes to come the the conclusion that sexually abusing children is wrong? And why are you defending that?

Because who remembers everything they've said? I do what?