Tag: lies
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Trump supporters who bought his lies about the last election face reality in court
WASHINGTON — With just days left until the 2024 election, Donald Trump supporters who fell for his lies about fraud in the last election continue to face legal consequences for storming the Capitol on Jan. 6, even as Trump managed to stave off his own criminal trial and again become the Republican presidential nominee. On…
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Jan. 6 rioter who assaulted police says she was ‘duped’ by Trump’s election lies
WASHINGTON — A Donald Trump supporter who stormed the Capitol and assaulted law enforcement officers now says she was “duped” by the former president’s lies about the 2020 election. Dana Jean Bell was sentenced to 17 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Kelly on Thursday. Federal prosecutors had sought 27 months…
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Ryan Murphy defends Menendez brothers Netflix series after Erik Menendez blasts it as ‘blatant lies’
Ryan Murphy, the creator of “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story,” is defending the new Netflix series after it was harshly criticized by one of the brothers. Erik Menendez slammed the series, released Sept. 19 on Netflix, as “blatant lies” and called the portrayal of his brother Lyle “ruinous” in a statement from prison…