protectionist
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There is no evidence of this being a lie. It looks like just a matter of some complexity, where Trump may have simply gotten things wrong. I say MAY, because I'm familiar with Judicial Watch, and for them to engage in a voting matter in California that does not involve illegal voting, sounds extremely unlikely. If I had to bet on it, my money would be that Trump was 100% right, and anybody who questions illegal voting in California, is awfully stupid, or a damn liar.are you really that delusional that you honestly can’t hear a lie when there’s a lie?! That is insane! Ok you want an example? One of the thousands... here you go.
Trump said several times on camera that California admitted to a million fraudulent/illegal votes in a lawsuit brought on by Judicial watch. That is a straight up lie. The lawsuit was about clearing voter rolls not admitting to fraudulent votes.
Here is Trumps quote from meet the press, though he has several other sound bites making the same false accusation...
Trump: "Take a look at Judicial Watch. Take a look at their settlement. California admitted to a million votes. They admitted to a million votes."
Todd: "A million votes of what?"
Trump: "Take a look at Judicial …
Todd: "What are you talking about?"
Trump: "Judicial Watch made a settlement. There was …"
Todd: "About what?"
Trump: "There was much illegal voting."
Trump cited a January settlement California reached with the conservative group Judicial Watch. It requires Los Angeles County election officials to remove inactive registrations from voter rolls to comply with federal law.
The 20-page settlement document, however, notes all parties agreed there was no admission of liability or wrongdoing by the state or county. It makes no mention of voter fraud or illegal voting.
I'm not buying this one. Got anything else ?