“President Trump is officially a political prisoner.”
Tom Fitton
President of Judicial Watch. Claim dated 4 Apr 2023.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
There’s no universally accepted definition of "political prisoner," but human rights and international law experts told PolitiFact that they would not classify Trump, who was not detained, a political prisoner.
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In short
Tom Fitton (President of Judicial Watch) made this claim around 4 April 2023. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 6 April 2023, 2 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
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