Three Pinocchios--- President Trumps claim that James B. Comey lied in Congress to Senator G

I suppose the lesson for Trump is to always be vague and he won't get the gold--4 Pinocchio's!!




Fact Checker Analysis
President Trump’s claim that James B. Comey ‘lied in Congress to Senator G’

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by Glenn Kessler April 17 at 3:00 AM Email the author
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President Trump’s claim that James Comey ‘lied in Congress to Senator G’

The president claims that Comey lied to Sen. Charles Grassley, but the claim is undercut by a new Inspector General report. (Meg Kelly/The Washington Post)

Comey “lied in Congress to Senator G”
— President Trump, in a tweet, April 16, 2018

In his continuing attacks on former FBI director James B. Comey — whom Trump fired in May 2017 — the president has a long list of complaints. We have previously examined his claim that Comey illegally leaked classified information, finding it wanting. Now let’s turn to his complaint that Comey lied to “Senator G” — Sen. Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa).

This is a reference to an exchange that Comey had with Grassley at a congressional hearing May 3, 2017, before he was fired. Grassley asked two direct questions.............................







The Pinocchio Test

In the wake of the IG report, it appears that Trump’s original rationale that Comey lied to Grassley has turned to dust. Ordinarily, we’d label that as Four Pinnochios. But Trump’s latest reference to a lie is so vague that it could refer to just about anything, including perhaps the question raised by Grassley and Graham in their letter. So, for the moment, we will keep this at Three Pinocchios.
Three Pinocchios

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