“These [Epstein] files were released. And, like, Donald Trump is sort of all over this.”
Ted Lieu
Member of Congress (D-Calif.). in remarks to reporters. Claim dated 9 Jul 2024.
Washington Post rated thisFour Pinocchios
What Washington Post found
Trump was not mentioned in the latest batch of documents
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Ted Lieu (Member of Congress (D-Calif.)) made this claim around 9 July 2024. Washington Post (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 11 July 2024, 2 days later. Its rating was “Four Pinocchios”.
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