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Donald Trump stated on June 07, 2026 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":

The ongoing ballot counting in California means “they’re cheating on the election."

By Amy Sherman• June 8, 2026

Donald Trump stated on April 16, 2024 in statement to the media in New York City:

“This trial that I have now, that’s a Biden trial.”

By Amy Sherman• April 19, 2024

Jeanine Pirro stated on July 17, 2018 in in a book:

Says Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein announced in February that "the Russia collusion investigation is over."

By John Kruzel• July 25, 2018

Pam Bondi stated on December 29, 2025 in an X post:

The Justice Department has been investigating fraud in Minnesota “for months. So far, we have charged 98 individuals.”

By Amy Sherman• January 8, 2026

Randolph Bracy stated on April 04, 2017 in a New York Times op-ed:

"There are no federal or state laws that say prosecutors must seek death sentences. And the United States Supreme Court has banned all state laws that make executions mandatory for murders."

By Amy Sherman• April 6, 2017

Donald Trump stated on November 10, 2022 in a statement on Truth Social:

In the 2018 Florida governor's race "votes were being stolen by the corrupt election process in Broward. … I sent in the FBI and the U.S. Attorneys, and the ballot theft immediately ended. … I stopped his Election from being stolen."

By Yacob Reyes, Amy Sherman• November 11, 2022

Marjorie Taylor Greene stated on July 18, 2023 in a tweet:

Prosecutor Jack Smith “only targets Republicans.”

By Amy Sherman• July 21, 2023

X posts stated on June 11, 2024 in in X posts:

Hunter Biden’s trial and conviction were contrived to divert attention from Biden family crimes.

By Jeff Cercone• June 14, 2024

Facebook posts stated on October 08, 2019 in a Facebook post:

"The Trump family was disallowed from operating any charity in the State of New York because they stole from a kids cancer charity."

By Miriam Valverde• October 24, 2019

Rush Limbaugh stated on May 17, 2017 in an episode of the "Rush Limbaugh Show":

"What Trump is alleged to have done is actually no different than what Barack Obama did in April last year when he made it known that he didn’t want Hillary prosecuted."

By Lauren Carroll• May 18, 2017

Donald Trump stated on October 05, 2019 in a tweet:

"The first so-called second hand information ‘Whistleblower’ got my phone conversation almost completely wrong."

By Jon Greenberg• October 9, 2019

Donald Trump stated on April 04, 2020 in a Coronavirus Task Force press briefing:

Says fired inspector general Michael Atkinson brought a “terrible, inaccurate whistleblower report” to Congress.

By Jon Greenberg• April 6, 2020

Facebook posts stated on May 09, 2021 in a Facebook post:

"Michigan has requested a full forensic audit."

By Clara Hendrickson, Ciara O'Rourke• May 11, 2021

Donald Trump stated on August 20, 2020 in comments in Scranton, Pa.:

“So this is just a way they’re trying to steal the election, and everybody knows that. Because the only way they’re going to win is by a rigged election.”

By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• August 24, 2020

Donald Trump stated on October 09, 2019 in an ad:

"Fact: Joe Biden pressured Ukraine to fire its prosecutor .... Fact: the prosecutor said he was forced out for leading a corruption probe into Hunter Biden's company. Fact: Democrats want to impeach President Trump for discussing this investigation with Ukraine's President."

By Amy Sherman• October 11, 2019

X posts stated on May 13, 2024 in an X post:

“Alvin Bragg’s office deleted 3 pages of phone call records of Michael Cohen with Stormy Daniels’ lawyer,” which is evidence tampering.

By Jeff Cercone• May 15, 2024

Donald Trump stated on August 10, 2022 in a statement:

On taking the Fifth Amendment

By Amy Sherman• August 10, 2022

Pete Buttigieg stated on November 20, 2019 in Democratic primary debate in Atlanta:

"The president had to confess in writing, in court to illegally diverting charitable contributions that were supposed to go to veterans."

By Miriam Valverde• November 21, 2019

Sean Duffy stated on November 30, 2017 in an interview:

Says special counsel Robert Mueller "has brought in Democrat campaign donors at a very high level" on his team of lawyers.

By Tom Kertscher• November 3, 2017

Facebook posts stated on April 29, 2023 in a Facebook post:

Former President Barack Obama was arrested after his campaign “took $30 million illegally from Commie China fugitive.”

By Loreben Tuquero• May 3, 2023

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