To the extent that it's legitimizing the video, it's not general support of how he communicates, and it's not hiding his misdeeds. If that's the core complaint

To the extent that it's legitimizing the video, it's not general support of how he communicates, and it's not hiding his misdeeds. If that's the core complaint then "whitewashing" is the wrong word. You don't need to imply I'm uncritical because I take issue with one specific complaint.