At the midpoint of its season, M.L.S. could only excuse its rusty early passing on unfamiliarity.
That doesn't excuse its existence.
The judge, Frederic Block, said Mr. Espada "was somewhat under his father's thumb," but was not willing to excuse his conduct.
Trump's anxiety is understandable; that does not excuse his conduct, which has been both to underscore that he recognizes that it is improper for him as president to order up an investigation of his election opponent — and then to proceed to, in effect, do just that.
I've also said it was a crime for which I would take responsibility if it came to that – and I said that well before the FBI came looking – and that having good intentions about my conduct did not excuse it.
"Their verdict recognized Mrs. Harris's conduct, and they didn't excuse it".
However the magistrate deployed a trite, well-worn summation, concluding, "Whilst this may explain what lead up to her offending behaviour, it does not excuse her conduct".
"There is nothing that I can say that will excuse my conduct," he told the judge.
I do not disagree, and I'm not here to excuse that conduct.
"A lot of them worried that they'd wind up offending the jury more by trying to excuse the conduct.
