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Barack Obama stated on September 20, 2012 in an interview on Univision:

"Fast and Furious" began under the Bush administration.

By Angie Drobnic Holan, Amy Sherman• September 24, 2012

David Dewhurst stated on December 13, 2011 in a post on his campaign website:

"Ballistic tests have confirmed that the death of at least one U.S. Border Patrol agent was caused by" weapons that were part of a federal arms trafficking operation.

By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• January 9, 2012

Rick Perry stated on June 07, 2012 in a speech to the Republican Party of Texas convention in Fort Worth.:

Barack Obama has "provided guns to Mexican drug cartels."

By W. Gardner Selby• June 18, 2012

Jane Harman stated on September 28, 2014 in a panel on "Fox News Sunday":

The Justice Department’s Fast and Furious gun-walking program "started in the Bush administration."

By Katie Sanders• September 30, 2014

Bloggers stated on August 22, 2018 in a blog post:

"JUST IN: Actor ‘Vin Deisel’ dies after a Failed Attempt to Perfect a Stunt on set."

By Lucia Geng• August 23, 2018

Donald Trump stated on March 05, 2019 in remarks at the White House:

When Congress sought documents from President Barack Obama, the White House "didn’t do anything. They didn’t give one letter of the request. Many requests were made. They didn’t give a letter."

By Louis Jacobson• March 8, 2019

Jim Sensenbrenner stated on December 08, 2011 in a House Judiciary Committee hearing:

"I've done more impeachments than anybody else in the history of the country."

By Tom Kertscher• December 19, 2011

Jeff Sessions stated on June 13, 2017 in a congressional hearing:

"It's a longstanding policy of the Department of Justice not to comment on conversations that the attorney general has had with the president of the United States."

By Lauren Carroll• June 14, 2017

Concerned Veterans for America stated on July 25, 2014 in a television ad:

Says Rep. Bruce Braley, D-Iowa, "skipped an important VA reform hearing to attend three fundraisers."

By Lauren Carroll• July 30, 2014

Wayne Rogers stated on May 03, 2014 in a broadcast of "Cashin' In" on Fox News:

"There are over 200 documented cases where (Obama) has lied."

By Jon Greenberg• May 6, 2014

Donald Trump stated on February 07, 2019 in a tweet:

"The Dems and their committees are going ‘nuts.’ The Republicans never did this to President Obama."

By Louis Jacobson• February 7, 2019

Carolyn Medeiros stated on February 18, 2013 in a radio interview:

"There's a tax credit of $2,400 to bond [former inmates] that an employer would get for hiring a convicted felon. There's a federal bonding program -- you can get $5,000 to $25,000 in federal money to hire a convicted felon. And there's federal grants for felons to set up their own small businesses."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• March 3, 2013

Facebook posts stated on May 06, 2022 in a video:

Suggests Amber Heard snorted cocaine while on the stand in court.

By Monique Curet• May 12, 2022

Patrick Morrisey stated on May 01, 2018 in a debate:

"You (Evan Jenkins) said your philosophy was ‘progressive mainstream’ back in 2003."

By Louis Jacobson• May 2, 2018

Facebook posts stated on July 21, 2019 in a Facebook post:

Says Paul Walker was set to come forward to expose “Clinton Foundation crimes against children in Haiti” before he was killed.

By Samantha Putterman• February 10, 2020

Mark Sanford stated on April 30, 2009 in a commentary piece:

"Our government has now 'spent, lent, or committed' $12.8 trillion in its attempt to blunt the recession."

By Robert Farley• May 15, 2009

Bloggers stated on May 17, 2018 in blog post:

"Hillary Clinton furious at ‘special gift’ Melania Trump sent her from her hospital bed"

By Manuela Tobias• May 23, 2018

Facebook posts stated on November 04, 2019 in a Facebook post:

Says President Barack Obama was "furious" that he was caught on camera holding a pro-Muslim book.

By Samantha Putterman• November 8, 2019

David Perdue stated on June 17, 2014 in an ad:

U.S. Senate candidate Jack Kingston "spent our tax dollars on thousands of wasteful earmarks."

By April Hunt• July 15, 2014

Newt Gingrich stated on September 19, 2016 in in a Facebook post and video:

Hillary Clinton said, "with a straight face, that the terrorist attacks this weekend were caused by Donald J. Trump"

By Jim Tharpe• September 23, 2016

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