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claimed that his daughter has “created millions of jobs” without any explanation?

Trump made the claim in February 2019 to the bipartisan National Governor’s Association at the White House.

People – Donald Trump Boasts (Without Explaining How) That Daughter Ivanka Trump ‘Created Millions of Jobs’

told border patrol that breaking federal immigration laws would be met with a pardon?

Trump made the comment to the Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Kevin McAleenan during an April 2019 visit to the border at Calexico, California. It was not clear if the comment was a joke.

Kevin McAleenan was later chosen to serve as acting Homeland Security Secretary. He resigned from the post on October 11, 2019.

In 2020, Miles Taylor, a former Department of Homeland Security official, confirmed that Trump promised pardons to anyone who would illegally shut down the border.

CNN – Trump told CBP head he’d pardon him if he were sent to jail for violating immigration law
The Hill – Trump told border official he’d pardon him if he went to jail over immigration moves: CNN
Wikipedia – Kevin McAleenan
Independent – Trump promised pardons for staff who broke law following his orders, former official says

was considered by his own lawyers to be too dumb to testify to Mueller without perjuring himself?

According to Bob Woodward’s book, Fear: Trump in the White House, Trump’s lawyers tried to convince Mueller that he couldn’t testify because he is “a pathological liar.” An excerpt reads,

Dowd then explained to Mueller and Quarles why he was trying to keep the president from testifying: “I’m not going to sit there and let him look like an idiot. And you publish that transcript, because everything leaks in Washington, and the guys overseas are going to say, ‘I told you he was an idiot. I told you he was a goddamn dumbbell. What are we dealing with this idiot for?'”

Dowd also dissuaded Trump from testifying:

Don’t testify. It’s either that or an orange jumpsuit…You are not a good witness. Mr. President, I’m afraid I just can’t help you.

The Washington Post – Bob Woodward’s new book reveals a ‘nervous breakdown’ of Trump’s presidency
The Hill – Lawyer told Trump he’s going to jail if he testifies to Mueller: Woodward book
Vanity Fair – EX-TRUMP LAWYER TOLD MUELLER THAT TRUMP IS TOO DUMB TO TESTIFY
The Atlantic – Here Are the Most Extraordinary Quotes From Bob Woodward’s Book

was said to be “like an 11-year-old child” by Steve Bannon?

Steve Bannon, head of Brietbart News and considered the architect of Trump’s campaign, made the remark to a friend in November 2017. Bannon also described the office as already having taken a toll on Trump, saying he believed the President had “lost a step.”

Bannon left his chief strategist role at the White House in August.

Vanity Fair – “I have power”: Is Steve Bannon running for President?
Business Insider – Steve Bannon reportedly joked to a friend that Trump is ‘like an 11-year-old child’
The Hill – Bannon joked that Trump is like ‘an 11-year-old child’: report

was described by his top economic adviser as “an idiot surrounded by clowns” that is “less a person than a collection of terrible traits”?

Quoted by Michael Wolff in his 2018 book Fire and Fury, the email by Cohn reads as follows:

It’s worse than you can imagine. An idiot surrounded by clowns. Trump won’t read anything–not one-page memos, not the brief policy papers; nothing. He gets up halfway through meetings with world leaders because he is bored. And his staff is no better. Kushner is an entitled baby who knows nothing. Bannon is an arrogant prick who thinks he’s smarter than he is. Trump is less a person than a collection of terrible traits. No one will survive the first year but his family.

I hate the work, but feel I need to stay because I’m the only person there with a clue what he’s doing. The reason so few jobs have been filled is that they only accept people who pass ridiculous purity tests, even for midlevel policy-making jobs where the people will never see the light of day. I am in a constant state of shock and horror.

In Fear, the 2018 book by Bob Woodward, Cohn described two instances in which he removed documents from Trump’s desk so they wouldn’t be signed. The documents would have canceled trade agreements with South Korea and initiated a unilateral withdrawal from NAFTA.

Trump also asked Cohn to print more money in order to pay off US debt.

Cohn served as the White House’s chief economic advisor from January 2017 to April 2018, when he resigned over Trump’s decision to institute tariffs against China.

CBS News – Gary Cohn answers question about future at White House: “I’m here today”
Business Insider – Gary Cohn reportedly snatched documents off Trump’s desk to prevent him from wrecking 2 massive trade deals
The Hill – Woodward: Economic adviser ‘stole a letter off Trump’s desk’
CNBC – Gary Cohn resigns as Trump’s top economic advisor
Wikipedia – Gary Cohn

was called an “idiot” and “dope” as smart as a kindergartener by his National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster?

National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster derided President Donald Trump’s intelligence at a private dinner with Oracle CEO Safra Catz, according to several sources with knowledge of the conversation.

Four sources told BuzzFeed News they heard about the incident from Catz. McMaster referred to Trump as an “idiot” and a “dope” with the intelligence of a “kindergartner,”, according the the sources

Oracle and the Trump administration denied the comments that Catz later recounted.

Buzzfeed News – Sources: McMaster Mocked Trump’s Intelligence At A Private Dinner

was called a racist, a con-man, and a cheat by his personal attorney?

Michael Cohen had been a long-time lawyer, fixer, and friend of the Trump family.

Cohen covered up an affair Trump had with porn star Stormy Daniels, paying her $130,000 just ahead of the 2016 election. For his role, Cohen was later charged with campaign finance violations and counts of tax evasion.