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Rob Teilhet stated on July 13, 2010 in a telephone interview:
"Ken Hodges badly botched this investigation and, as a result, justice wasn't done in this case."
By Eric Stirgus• July 15, 2010
Scott Brown stated on November 11, 2013 in a Fox News interview:
"They delayed my swearing-in here in Massachusetts for a couple weeks so they could ram (the health care law) through."  
By Katie Sanders• November 12, 2013
Sean Hannity stated on January 27, 2022 in a radio show segment:
“There's never been a president (before Joe Biden) that has made race and gender the defining factor” for a Supreme Court nomination.
By Bill McCarthy• January 28, 2022
Facebook posts stated on August 12, 2020 in a Facebook post:
“Kamala Harris refused to be sworn in using the Bible.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• August 14, 2020
Donald Trump stated on March 18, 2018 in a tweet:
Robert Mueller’s investigative team has "13 hardened Democrats, some big Crooked Hillary supporters, and Zero Republicans."
By Louis Jacobson• March 21, 2018
Roger Roth stated on December 16, 2018 in an appearance on "UpFront with Mike Gousha" on WISN-TV:
In the lame-duck session, "no power was taken away from the governor. Power was not taken away from the attorney general."
By Eric Litke• January 11, 2019
Rush Limbaugh stated on June 18, 2014 in a segment on "The Rush Limbaugh Show":
The decision to cancel the trademark of the Washington Redskins "is not the Patent and Trademark Office. This is Barack Obama."
By Katie Sanders• June 19, 2014
Viral image stated on February 12, 2025 in a Facebook post:
Photo shows National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard and President Donald Trump at her swearing-in.
By Ciara O'Rourke• February 14, 2025
Dave Aronberg stated on August 26, 2019 in an interview on MSNBC:
Florida’s red flag gun law has been used "about five times a day."
By Amy Sherman• September 3, 2019
Phil Kent stated on October 04, 2011 in a speech before the North Fulton and Friends Tea Party:
The newly created state Immigration Enforcement Review Board "can actually prosecute, and get them [violators] into jail, if we bring in the attorney general."
By Willoughby Mariano• October 21, 2011
Roger Williams stated on June 28, 2011 in at a campaign stop.:
Says U.S. House opponent Michael Williams does not live in and has never voted in the congressional district he’s seeking to represent.
By W. Gardner Selby• July 5, 2011
Thomas Melsheimer stated on June 07, 2010 in an op-ed article:
"Across the country, more than half of the U.S. attorney seats remain without a prosecutor chosen by Obama."
By W. Gardner Selby• June 10, 2010
Mike Rogers stated on October 14, 2024 in a debate:
“About 400,000 manufacturing jobs in the state of Michigan will go away with EV mandates.”
By Caleb McCullough• October 18, 2024
Donald Trump stated on November 27, 2016 in a tweet:
There was "serious voter fraud" in New Hampshire.
By Ella Nilsen• November 28, 2016
Instagram posts stated on November 14, 2024 in an Instagram post:
"Donald Trump has appointed NBA legend Karl Malone as the new director of Child Protective Services."
By Marta Campabadal Graus• November 25, 2024
Chris Christie stated on August 06, 2015 in comments in a GOP debate in Cleveland:
"I was appointed U.S. attorney by President Bush on Sept. 10, 2001."
By Nick Reid• August 7, 2015
Facebook posts stated on December 08, 2019 in a Facebook post:
“Trump’s daughter works at the White House. Her husband works at the White House. Rudy’s son works at the White House. Barr’s son-in-law works at the White House. Barr’s daughter works at Treasury. Trump’s sons do foreign business. Trump’s daughter is getting Chinese patents and Saudi grants.”
By Bill McCarthy• February 11, 2020
Charlie Crist stated on July 14, 2010 in Crist campaign website, accessed July 5, 2010:
"Gov. Crist has never wavered in his support of the Second Amendment, the right to bear arms."
By Cristina Silva• July 14, 2010
Donald Trump stated on March 20, 2017 in a tweet:
"The NSA and FBI tell Congress that Russia did not influence electoral process."
By Lauren Carroll• March 20, 2017
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

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