Why wouldn't he exaggerate it, though? It's his gimmick. He makes dough from it and he's entitled to. Look at it as a wink and nod. As you say, he had brass balls to do what he did. He did a commendable job at washing a little scum off the streets and he didn't do it behind a desk, he was on the frontline, putting his ass on the line for people like you and me.