“They are trying to throw Trump in jail for the rest of his life for having a couple dozen documents that he had authority to declassify.”
Social media posts
in an Instagram post. Claim dated 9 Jun 2023.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
The federal government has recovered over 300 classified documents from former President Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago home. The Justice Department said Trump gave no indication he declassified any of these documents.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 9 June 2023. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 13 June 2023, 4 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/p/CtR4DmBuE3j/
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