were exculpating

• past progressive

  past progressive

  Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.

  of exculpate.
  exculpate

  verb (used with object)

  to clear from a charge of guilt or fault; free from blame; vindicate.

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