Original sentence: </blockquote>  Critics of Joe Wilson contend that, in that Op-Ed, he falsely claims to have been sent by the vice president personally.Supporters claim that in his own rationale for his trip in "What I Didn't Find in Africa," as on other occasions in print and in media interviews, Wilson states only that he was sent by the CIA in response to questions asked by the "office" of the vice president, not personally by Vice President Cheney himself
Edited sentence: </blockquote>  Despite the findings of the Fitzgerald investigation, critics of Joe Wilson contend that, in that Op-Ed, he falsely claims to have been sent by the vice president personally.Yet, in his own rationale for his trip in "What I Didn't Find in Africa," as on other occasions in print and in media interviews, Wilson states only that he was sent by the CIA in response to questions asked by the "office" of the vice president, not personally by Vice President Cheney himself