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“When Jesus was falsely accused of treason, Pontius Pilate gave Jesus the opportunity to face his accusers. During that sham trial, Pontius Pilate afforded more rights to Jesus than the Democrats have afforded this president in this process.”
Barry Loudermilk U.S. representative, R-Ga.. On the House floor. Claim dated 18 Dec 2019.
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Barry Loudermilk (U.S. representative, R-Ga.) made this claim around 18 December 2019. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 19 December 2019, 1 day later. Its rating was “False”.

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