The fact that he now feels compelled to defend himself 16 yrs later suggests that this may be happening. We can hope.
But at the very least they should be shunned.
The reason they trotted out Ari to lie, the reason he lied, was not just to get away with it, but to destroy the concept of trust itself. They did it.
Proving that point *was* the mission of the war.
16 years later, his top liar lies about the fact they lied