Trump Claims "Total Exoneration" from Mueller Report Despite No Exoneration (2019-04-18)
After Attorney General Barr releases a four-page summary selectively quoting the Mueller Report, Trump declares "total exoneration" and "NO COLLUSION, WITCH HUNT HOAX." The actual report explicitly states it does not exonerate Trump on obstruction of justice. The "total exoneration" claim is repeated thousands of times. This establishes the pattern: receive unfavorable report, claim victory anyway, repeat the lie until it becomes accepted reality for followers.
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