“I over-exaggerated that story,” Lochte told Lauer on Saturday. He later said he “definitely had too much to drink.”“It was still hours after the incident happened,” Lochte said. “Whether you call it a robbery or whether you call it extortion or us paying just for the damages. “There was a gun pointed in our direction. Still, according to Lauer’s recounting of the conversation, Lochte stood by the account of an armed robbery.

Source: National Post August 21, 2016 12:45 UTC