said he didn’t care if sexual assault accusations about his SCOTUS pick were true?
Trump made the remark during a 60 Minutes interview after his SCOTUS nominee Brett Kavanaugh was confirmed.
STAHL: Do you think you treated her with respect?
TRUMP: I think so, yeah, I did.
STAHL: But you seem to be saying that she lied.
TRUMP: I’m not going to get into it, because we won. It doesn’t matter. We won.
Trump was referencing the allegations that Dr. Christine Ford’s levied against SCOTUS nominee Brett Kavanaugh. She said that a drunk Kavanaugh held her down on a bed grinding and groping her, pulled off her clothes, and covered her mouth when as she tried to scream. Ford, professor of psychology at Palo Alto University and research psychologist at the Stanford University School of Medicine, also provided polygraph exam results regarding her allegations.
Trump had repeatedly dismissed Dr. Ford’s allegations.
The Wall Street Journal – Trump: Mockery of Christine Blasey Ford “Doesn’t Matter. We Won.”
The Week – Trump says that if Christine Ford’s sexual assault allegations were ‘as bad as she says,’ she should have reported it immediately
Wikipedia – Christine Balsey Ford, Sexual assault allegation against Brett Kavanaugh
said of Saudi Arabia, “I get along great with all of them…”?
At an Alabama rally during his campaign, Trump said,
Saudi Arabia, I get along with all of them. They buy apartments from me. They spend $40 million, $50 million. Am I supposed to dislike them? I like them very much.
Trump created 8 businesses during his campaign that were linked to hotel interests in Saudi Arabia, 4 of which were registered the day of the rally in which he made his comments about Saudi Arabia.
Trump’s financial ties to Saudi Arabia go back further, still. In 1991, as he was scrambling to raise money to avoid bankruptcy, he sold his 282-foot Trump yacht “Princess” to Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin-Talal for $20 million, reportedly a third what he had originally paid. Four years later, bin-Talal joined other investors in a $325 million deal for Trump’s Plaza Hotel. In 2001, Saudi officials purchased the entire 45th floor of the Trump world Tower, which stands across from the United Nations building in New York, for $12 million.
Trump has since denied any conflicts of interest in his dealings with Saudi Arabia, particularly in the wake of journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s assassination and ongoing involvement in Yemen’s civil war, contributing to a growing humanitarian disaster.
CNN – Trump in 2015: Saudis buy apartments from me
The Washington Post – A scramble to assess the dangers of President elect Donald Trump’s global business empire
The Hill – Trump registered eight companies in Saudi Arabia during campaign: report
AP News – Trump’s business ties to kingdom run long and deep
said tariffs he instituted and tweeted about didn’t exist?
During an interview with The Wall Street Journal, when asked about his tariffs, Trump said, “We don’t have any tariffs. I didn’t put tariffs. Where do we have tariffs? We don’t have tariffs anywhere.”
Hours before sitting down with the reporters, Trump tweeted about billions’ of dollars worth of tariffs.
The Wall Street Journal – Transcript of President Trump’s Interview With The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal – ‘Where Do We Have Tariffs?’ Trump Asks. Here’s a List
Reason – Do Trump’s Tariffs Actually Exist?
tweeted a gif of him wrestling CNN to the ground?
Trump has also retweeted an image of a bloody CNN crushed under his shoe. He has long railed against the press, calling them “the enemy of the people.”
ABC News – Critics pounce on Trump after CNN wrestling tweet
said the Mueller report exonerated him when it explicitly said otherwise?
Trump has since made the claim multiple times on Twitter, during interviews, and at rallies.
The Mueller Report specifically said that Trump was not exonerated from the claimed crimes.
Robert Mueller has since explicitly denied that his report exonerated the President of obstructing the Special Council investigation. This was reiterated in front of Congress.
NBC News – Mueller says his report does not exonerate President Trump
Forbes – Trump Puts Exoneration In All Caps — Almost As If He Were Exonerated
tweeted that his attorney general should stop the Mueller investigation?
Trump’s attorney general, Jeff Sessions, had recused himself from the investigation into Russian election interference, which developed into the Special Council after Trump fired FBI Director James Comey. Trump’s tweet that “Jeff Sessions should stop this Rigged Witch Hunt right now” was immediately called an example of attempting to obstruct the Special Council’s investigation.
New York Times – Trump Tells Sessions to ‘Stop This Rigged Witch Hunt Right Now’
said that he has the “absolute right” to pardon himself of any and all crimes?
The remarks were in reference to any potential charges stemming from the Special Council investigating Russian interference in US elections. While asserting his right to pardon himself, he denied any wrongdoing.
Article II, Section 2 of the Constitution explicitly states that the President “shall have power to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses against the United States, except in cases of impeachment.”
Time – President Trump Says He Can Pardon Himself. Most Voters Disagree
The Washington Post – Trump says he has ‘absolute right’ to pardon himself of federal crimes but denies any wrongdoing
Interactive Constitution – Article II, Executive Branch
brought a war widow to tears, then called her account wrong because he had “one of the greatest memories of all time”?
Army Sergeant La David Johnson was killed during an ambush in Niger by elements of ISIS. The event was the largest loss of American lives in Africa during combat since the Battle of Mogadishu in 1993.
La David’s pregnant widow said that Trump forgot her husband’s name during a phone call he’d made to offer condolences. Trump also remarked about her husband that, “He knew what he signed up for, but it hurts anyways.”
When the widow’s account of the phone call was reported, Trump said she was wrong because he has “one of the greatest memories of all time.”
He also tweeted that he had said the name “without hesitation.”
A few days later, Trump defended himself by saying that past Presidents didn’t even call the families of fallen soldiers.
Trump also attacked a Gold Star family for speaking at the DNC and disparaged US Senator John McCain’s service in Vietnam because he liked people “who weren’t captured.” In another instance, Trump sent a $25,000 personal check to a grieving family, though it came after news reports on its delay months after the promise.
The New York Times – Soldier’s Widow Says Trump Struggled to Remember Sgt. La David Johnson’s Name
Business Insider – TRUMP: I remember call to Gold Star widow better than she does because I have ‘one of the great memories of all-time’
The Washington Post – President Trump has one of the greatest memories of all time
Wikipedia – Tongo Tongo ambush
