I don't see that all. I mean. he was going divorce her in May and the OM was a big part of it. I don't think that's a free pass on it.
Or are you saying that he's giving her a free pass on her being contrite about it? Because, that may or may not happen.
He's giving her a pass because he directly points to where she lied to him, but says it's OK because "she knew she was going to lose me if she told me the truth," and then he categorizes her behavior as being "honest" and even "brutally honest."
I don't see that as confronting the brutal reality of it, and I'm saying it would serve him better going forward to at least call a spade a spade.