Originally posted here by Ghostdog

He plagiarized a 10 years old thesis, so why not making a false report.
He didn't plagiarise it, just failed to acknowledge where it originated from.
Obviously, this document was given more weight than it should have been.
However, this is not the same as stating he was deliberately lying.

Are you really trying to tell me that the French president checks every single document on something he is asked to approve? Thought not ...