Fact Checking a Trump Tweet
The Mueller probe should never have been started in that there was no collusion and there was no crime. It was based on fraudulent activities and a Fake Dossier paid for by Crooked Hillary and the DNC, and improperly used in FISA COURT for surveillance of my campaign. WITCH HUNT!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 18, 2018
Fact: Donald Trump is a serial tweeter.
The Washington Post’s Glenn Kessler, their resident fact checker, notes on Twitter that he “reveal[s] the truth behind the rhetoric. I tweet articles & comments I find interesting or provocative.”
Over the weekend Kessler looked at the above Trump tweet, one of a cluster sent from the President’s Twitter, for its truthfulness or falsehoods.
Here’s an instant fact check of this tweet, as it is inaccurate on many levels….. https://t.co/2SOrAyZoC8
— Glenn Kessler (@GlennKesslerWP) March 18, 2018
Kessler followed up with a series of tweets exposing each false statement found in that one Trump’s tweet:
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Mueller was appointed because Trump fired Comey.
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There have been many potential crimes uncovered, including of Russians indicted (which has led to sanctions by the administration).
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The probe started not with the dossier but the tip from Australia about George P’s knowledge that the Russians had Dem emails.
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While the salacious parts of the dossier remain unconfirmed, other parts have turned out to be correct. You can’t dismiss the whole thing as fake.
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The FISA application came after Carter Page said after he left the campaign and was approved only a couple weeks before the election. So no surveillance of Trump campaign.
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Many people who worked for Trump in the campaign now face criminal liability or have pleaded guilty. So Mueller is uncovering malfeasance. A real witch hunt would have nothing to show for itself.
The reactions, or lack thereof, of the latest tweet storm from Republican leadership can be found here.
As the rollercoaster continues, all eyes are on Congress.
