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DOJ admits that Trump lied to Congress during his first speech before a joint session
In a letter responding to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request and subsequent lawsuit filed by Lawfare’s editor in chief Benjamin Wittes, the Department of Justice (DOJ) admitted that Trump lied to Congress just a month after taking office, during his first speech before a joint session.
In the Feb. 28, 2017, speech, Trump falsely claimed that, according to DOJ data, “the vast majority of individuals convicted of terrorism and terrorism-related offenses since 9/11 came here from outside of our country.”
At the time, Trump was trying to sell his Muslim ban to the American public after losing his first series of court battles over the bigoted policy. Since then, he has peddled the same lie repeatedly, often in an effort to gin up support for his agenda. For example, this lie, and others like it, have been used to justify the cruel practice of separating families at the border under the guise of national security.
When Wittes heard Trump make the claim the first time, he was instantly suspicious for several reasons. As he noted, the DOJ doesn’t keep the type of data on the birthplace of criminal defendants that would be needed to come up with the statistic Trump cited.
https://shareblue.com/trump-lies-doj-justice-department-statistic-congress/
In the Feb. 28, 2017, speech, Trump falsely claimed that, according to DOJ data, “the vast majority of individuals convicted of terrorism and terrorism-related offenses since 9/11 came here from outside of our country.”
At the time, Trump was trying to sell his Muslim ban to the American public after losing his first series of court battles over the bigoted policy. Since then, he has peddled the same lie repeatedly, often in an effort to gin up support for his agenda. For example, this lie, and others like it, have been used to justify the cruel practice of separating families at the border under the guise of national security.
When Wittes heard Trump make the claim the first time, he was instantly suspicious for several reasons. As he noted, the DOJ doesn’t keep the type of data on the birthplace of criminal defendants that would be needed to come up with the statistic Trump cited.
https://shareblue.com/trump-lies-doj-justice-department-statistic-congress/
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The slimy dog.