A 2021 Washington Post report noted that by the end of his presidency, former President Donald Trump had accumulated 30,573 untruths during his presidency — averaging about 21 erroneous claims a day."
Three years later, the MAGA hopeful is no stranger to baseless — and downright false claims.
During his ongoing New York hush money trial, Trump has repeatedly claimed that presiding NY Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan is participating in a partisan attack against him — opposed to simply doing his job by upholding the law.
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Before heading to court Tuesday — where former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen was set to testify for a second day — the former president wrote via Truth Social:
Virtually every Legal Analyst and Scholar said yesterday, at the end of the day, THAT THERE IS NO CASE, AND THAT THIS WITCH HUNT SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN BROUGHT, AND SHOULD BE THROWN OUT NOW!!! WHY WASN’T THIS HOAX BROUGHT SEVEN YEARS AGO, INSTEAD OF IN THE MIDDLE OF MY WINNING CAMPAIGN FOR PRESIDENT — ELECTION INTERFERENCE. The problem is that this Judge, Merchan, is TOTALLY COMPROMISED, CONFLICTED, AND CORRUPT, MAKING BIG MONEY OFF OF THIS SCAM AND ITS OUTCOME. He can’t render a fair decision, too much is at stake for him and the Democrats. The Appellate Division should remove him immediately!
The MAGA hopeful told press outside of the courtroom that his allies were present to support him, saying: "The Speaker of the House is here. We have [US Rep.] Byron Donalds (R-FL)… We have a lot of great people here to talk to you, and they won’t let them speak here. I guess they want to make it difficult for them to speak. So for some reason, I can speak here, but I’m the only one that’s allowed."
Trump continued, "The gag order has to come off. So when you ask me a question about the people that we’re talking about, I’m not allowed to answer. There’s never been anything like this in the history of our country. It’s a scam. It’s election interference at a level that’s never taken place before. And now, if you don’t mind, I’m going to go into the icebox and sit for a long time. Thank you very much."
As the ex-president walked off, one reporter asked, "Mr. Trump, will you testify?"
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Another reporter said, "Mr. Trump! How is the judge making money off this case?"
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