Donald Trump Either Lied to the Republicans or Broke the Law (Exclusive)
Source: Newsweek
Donald Trump committed perjury. Or he looked into the faces of the Republican faithful and knowingly lied. There is no third option.
It has become an accepted reality of this presidential campaign that Trump spins a near-endless series of falsehoods. For months, the media has struggled with this unprecedented situationa candidate who, unlike other politicians who stretch the truth, simply creates his own reality. Trumps regularly peddles facts that arent true, describes events that never happened or denies engaging in actions that everyone saw him do. He utters his falsehoods so fast that before reporters have the chance to correct one, he has tossed out five or six more.
This time, it is different. Trump cant skip past his perfidy here. There are two recordsone, a previously undisclosed deposition of the Republican nominee testifying under oath, and the second a transcript/video of a Republican presidential debate. In them, Trump tells contradictory versions of the same story with the clashing accounts tailored to provide what he wanted people to believe when he was speaking.
This fib matters far more than whether Trump was honest about why he abandoned his birther movement or the corollary fib that Hillary Clinton started the racist story that President Barack Obama was born in Kenya. In the lie we are examining here, Trump either committed a felony or proved himself willing to deceive his followers whenever it suits him.
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SeattleVet
(5,477 posts)I'm almost certain that if tRump is involved, he lied to the republicans AND broke the law.
Thinkingabout
(30,058 posts)NHDEMFORLIFE
(489 posts)A national media member is actually pointing out that most of what The Donald spews in his stump speeches is absolute crap.
"The media has struggled with this unprecedented situation"
Why is this a struggle? Candidate lies, report the truth!
benld74
(9,904 posts)SCVDem
(5,103 posts)Exceeds the need for the truth.
This isn't about you!
Just do your job!
Kathy M
(1,242 posts)"Finally, the lie here matters because it shows how shameless Trump is and how reckless. He told this lie even though he knew he was standing next to a credible witnessBushwho could contradict him, and he gambled that no one would discover his sworn testimony.
Trumps penchant for this type of baldfaced lying could undermine American foreign policywhen he meets with a foreign official, will he try to deceive the world about what happened? That question already came into play in early September when Trump flew to Mexico to talk with that countrys president in a bizarre publicity stunt"
No way , shape or form can Don be in elected office
Agree with above a grifter
world wide wally
(21,744 posts)It's what he does.
LynneSin
(95,337 posts)He did both
TeamPooka
(24,229 posts)turbinetree
(24,703 posts)JustAnotherGen
(31,828 posts)While we GOTV. I don't think it will sway his supporters - they will excuse it away. But a great nugget to share with someone who thinks staying home sends a strong message.
The candidate is a maggot.
niyad
(113,336 posts)let him get away with this shit. YOU ARE COMPLICIT