Complex sentence: Specter requested the meeting despite the fact that the full nature and timeframe of the videotaping was already known; the fact that Belichick had admitted to taping signals dating back to 2000 was reported by ESPN on September 14,2007.
Split into simpler sentences: Specter requested the meeting despite the fact that the full nature and timeframe of the videotaping was already known. The fact that Belichick had admitted to taping signals dating back to 2000 was reported by ESPN on September 14,2007.