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Michael Caputo stated on September 13, 2020 in a Facebook video:

"There are hit squads being trained all over this country” to violently oppose a second term for President Donald Trump.

By Bill McCarthy• September 17, 2020

Wesley Clark stated on June 29, 2008 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation":

McCain "hasn't held executive responsibility."

By Bill Adair• July 1, 2008

Facebook posts stated on July 20, 2020 in a text post:

“Portland goon squads were Blackwater contractors not federal officers.”

By Daniel Funke• July 29, 2020

Truth Examiner stated on November 02, 2017 in a headline:

"New Jersey police chief says black people ‘have no value’ and should all be executed."

By Amy Sherman• December 14, 2017

Robin Vos stated on March 07, 2020 in a tweet:

Video shows Joe Biden saying “we can only re-elect Donald Trump.”

By Eric Litke• March 9, 2020

Facebook posts stated on May 28, 2020 in a post:

The death of George Floyd was a "staged event."

By Daniel Funke• May 29, 2020

Donald Trump stated on November 16, 2015 in an interview on MSNBC:

The New York Police Department used to have "surveillance going on in and around mosques in New York City. ... Our mayor totally cut that out."

By Clayton Youngman• November 20, 2015

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

David Jolly stated on September 19, 2016 in a debate:

Says Charlie Crist "stood there, over 3 African-American prisoners in chains, on their knees, on the side of the road. Saying that it was a great sight. Saying we needed to bring it to Florida. And you did this — whether you know or not — on the eve of Juneteenth, the day the African-American community celebrates the end of slavery."

By Joshua Gillin• September 20, 2016

Bloggers stated on November 23, 2013 in blog posts:

"Obamacare Medical Codes Confirm: Execution by Beheading To Be Implemented in America."

By Louis Jacobson• January 2, 2014

Jim Sullivan stated on January 31, 2011 in a meeting with Journal Sentinel reporters and editors:

When the Milwaukee County mental health facility is full, "cops sit out there in their squad cars with a mentally ill patient" and sometimes "spend an entire shift out there doing that."

By Tom Kertscher• February 10, 2011

Donald Trump stated on June 16, 2020 in a speech:

“President Obama and Vice President Biden never even tried to fix this (police reforms) during their eight-year period.”

By Miriam Valverde• June 18, 2020

Stephen Miller stated on October 24, 2025 in an interview:

“To all ICE officers, you have federal immunity in the conduct of your duties.”

By Maria Ramirez Uribe• October 29, 2025

Donald Trump stated on May 24, 2018 in a Fox &Friends interview:

Speaking of immigration cases, says, "We have thousands of judges."

By Miriam Valverde• May 30, 2018

Bloggers stated on June 02, 2020 in a blog post:

“White busses marked ‘Soros Riot Dance Squad’ spotted in Michigan: It’s official, the riots are staged.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• June 3, 2020

Instagram posts stated on January 30, 2024 in a video:

President Joe Biden admitted to using the Justice Department to pursue his political foes.

By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• February 8, 2024

Donald Trump stated on May 21, 2024 in a campaign email:

“Biden’s DOJ was authorized to use DEADLY FORCE” in Mar-a-Lago raid. Biden was “locked and loaded” and “ready to take me out.”

By Jeff Cercone• May 23, 2024

HoustonChronicle-tv.com stated on December 08, 2017 in a headline:

"Breaking: Trump fires deputy attorney general Rod Rosenstein, raising questions over Mueller’s fate."

By Amy Sherman• December 12, 2017

Joe Biden stated on October 05, 2020 in an NBC town hall in Miami:

During the Obama/Biden administration “18,000 people got clemency.”

By Amy Sherman• October 6, 2020

Chain email stated on June 18, 2014 in :

Barack Obama is the "first president to file lawsuits against the states he swore an oath to protect."

By Louis Jacobson• June 18, 2014

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