Trump lied about his involvement in Stormy Daniels payoff

Eric Trump was recruited by the president to help silence Stormy Daniels's allegations of an affair: Report https://t.co/CgZPBiq2EL pic.twitter.com/yytJcUYVVL

— Newsweek (@Newsweek) October 2, 2018

President Trump personally directed a legal effort to silence Stormy Daniels through his son Eric and Michael Cohen. https://t.co/0rT9ShsO79 via @WSJ

— Ted Mann (@TMannWSJ) October 2, 2018

Sarah Sanders was asked about her misleading statement, according to WSJ reporting, that Michael Cohen was acting alone to silence Stormy Daniels when the Journal says that Trump directed the effort. Sanders said she wouldn't get into a back and forth on the matter.

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) October 3, 2018

“The President has been caught not telling the truth,” says @errollouis of Trump reportedly seeking a restraining order against Stormy Daniels in February. Louis says the reported involvement of Eric Trump “speaks to the fact that this President is still running his company” pic.twitter.com/PsMuG0Lf3U

— CNN Newsroom (@CNNnewsroom) October 2, 2018

President Trump directed Michael Cohen to seek a restraining order against Stormy Daniels in February, the Wall Street Journal reports https://t.co/uI54mOiOO8 pic.twitter.com/TkqbAXTuoL

— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) October 3, 2018

Trump’s Mississippi rally October 2, 2018

Trump’s mocking of Dr. Ford was disgusting. The laughter of his cult members was just as bad.

The 42 most outrageous lines from Donald Trump's Mississippi campaign rally | Analysis by CNN's Chris Cillizza https://t.co/uKLdClojoF pic.twitter.com/DiIetpY6xo

— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) October 3, 2018

At a Mississippi rally tonite Donald Trump actually *mocked* Dr. Christine Blasey Ford’s poignant Senate testimony about Brett Kavanaugh’s alleged attempt to rape her. Trump could hold his tongue no longer. We have to hope Brett Kavanaugh would’ve found that display disgusting.

— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) October 3, 2018

Christine Blasey Ford's attorney blasts Pres. Trump following his comments at Mississippi rally: "Is it any wonder that she was terrified to come forward, and that other sexual assault survivors are as well?" https://t.co/8KddErnrtC pic.twitter.com/jCCPnx1ktg

— ABC News (@ABC) October 3, 2018

President Trump was “stating facts” when mocking Christine Blasey Ford at a campaign rally last night in Mississippi, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders says https://t.co/DO82fplHQi pic.twitter.com/S4CssZfs9n

— CNN (@CNN) October 3, 2018

President Trump mocks Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, who has accused Trump's Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct, during a rally in Mississippi. https://t.co/4izdM9eY4U (corrected) pic.twitter.com/EkKzc3ErOI

— NBC News (@NBCNews) October 3, 2018

During a rally in Mississippi Tuesday night, Trump mocked Christine Blasey Ford's account of sexual assault against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and told the crowd that the #MeToo movement was unfairly hurting men https://t.co/Yh2A8lac8G pic.twitter.com/AoMRm6XGgu

— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) October 3, 2018

After Trump’s performance last night in Mississippi, many former GOP women may have more incentive than ever to vote, and vote early. https://t.co/6wcrjISxXL

— Jennifer Rubin (@JRubinBlogger) October 3, 2018

Trump's aides and allies are saying he didn't mock Blasey Ford, just factually pointed out what she'd said. But he wasn't factual: she didn't say she didn't know if the alleged assault happened upstairs or downstairs, didn't say "the only thing I remember" is that she had a beer.

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) October 3, 2018

Here's the transcript of Trump's mockery of Christine Blasey Ford and his warning about what can be done to America's fathers, husbands, brothers and sons. pic.twitter.com/AuPeCjJyeM

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) October 3, 2018

Kavanaugh did seem to be motivating issue last night. Crowd chanted "We Want Kavanaugh" for 10 seconds. Laughed when Trump mocked his accuser. Roared when Trump decried all the attacks on him. https://t.co/xYxODTXp1Y

— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) October 3, 2018

"Even the fake news would tell you, we had the greatest victory in the history of this country in 2016," Trump says. He lost the popular vote by 3 million.

— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) October 3, 2018

Dr. Ford five days ago emotionally recalled the most haunting memory of the assault: Brett Kavanaugh, while pinning her down and groping her, was uproariously laughing with his friend at her expense.

Tonight the president of the United States mocked her. And the crowd laughed. https://t.co/yUuZlIY6A2

— Matt Viser (@mviser) October 3, 2018

Trump’s vision of perpetual backlash sets up 18 & 20 as a collision between what America has been & what it is becoming. Laughter 2nite showed how deeply Trump’s coalition of restoration is invested in that fight. Will those who welcome America’s changes match their intensity? https://t.co/FuPdnTHoSr

— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) October 3, 2018

Democratic Sen. Kamala Harris says she is "embarrassed" President Trump mocked Brett Kavanaugh's accuser Christine Blasey Ford: "It's mean … and it is completely without any level of empathy" https://t.co/HoATSamiuD pic.twitter.com/sfr8W6nk77

— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) October 3, 2018

When Trump attacked Blasey Ford, he signaled that if Kavanaugh is confirmed, he'll rub the faces of millions of women in excrement over it.

Trump will make sure these divisions *don't* heal.

Flake, Collins & Murkowski
cannot wish this away.

New piece:https://t.co/AJJhGcQY3R

— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) October 3, 2018

This is an epiphany we all keep having again and again, like Groundhog Day. Trump has a keen eye for which cultural scabs to pick at, and does so with a purpose, not through random free associating. https://t.co/2v1lwYzSKj

— John F. Harris (@harrispolitico) October 3, 2018

Trump lied about how he built his wealth

It appeared that there were also crimes committed. How can Trump claim he supports the military when he hasn’t paid his share of the taxes that support the troops and their missions?

Thanks to the New York Times for exposing how phony he is.

President Trump has sold himself as a self-made billionaire but a Times investigation found that he received more than $400 million from his father’s empire, much of it through dubious tax schemes during the 1990s, including instances of outright fraud. https://t.co/CciVkq5mDU

— The New York Times (@nytimes) October 2, 2018

On today’s Daily: for an investigation this big, we did things differently. A cold open in the locked room where it happened with @DavidBarstow, @susannecraig & @russbuettner as we explore Trump, taxes and the truth about how he really got rich: https://t.co/LJJiYMfG2X

— Michael Barbaro (@mikiebarb) October 3, 2018

We hope you have time to read the complete investigation into Trump's wealth by @SusanneCraig, @DavidBarstow and @RussBuettner. But if you don't have time right now, here are 11 key takeaways: https://t.co/cdcE0VmpGN

— The New York Times (@nytimes) October 3, 2018

This underscores how much we have normalized and even accepted fraudulent and even criminal behavior from the President of the United States. https://t.co/GEEMnGw99t

— Asha Rangappa (@AshaRangappa_) October 3, 2018

Report: Trump is a fraud. Trump: That’s old news. https://t.co/a541o23GLY pic.twitter.com/2xarHCKehK

— The New Republic (@newrepublic) October 3, 2018

Relevant today! "many Americans are unaware that he was born into great wealth. This misperception increases support for Trump…[T]reating respondents with info regarding the role Trump’s father played in his career…leads respondents to rate the president more negatively." https://t.co/Y4yg7jUbxU

— Brendan Nyhan (@BrendanNyhan) October 3, 2018

That brutal, exhaustive Times report undercuts the Trump mythology in two key ways. https://t.co/V7tqLNuHX9

— Philip Bump (@pbump) October 2, 2018

No one is above the law. Not @realDonaldTrump, not his associates and not his family. https://t.co/ZiPUb8Qhzg

— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) October 2, 2018

Sarah Sanders calls NYT tax investigation "false" and notes that Trump's dad used to say, "Everything he [Donald] touches turns to gold."

— Philip Rucker (@PhilipRucker) October 3, 2018

This tweet essentially says “people have written before that my wealth is a con and I still got elected so it shouldn’t be explored.” https://t.co/jB6kQxhiDL

— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) October 3, 2018

Hmmm, this was Paul Manafort's defense too before he pleaded guilty, that the lawyers and accountants had vetted everything —> https://t.co/CmVDrgr0Sw

— Glenn Kessler (@GlennKesslerWP) October 3, 2018

NYT: When his father was 85, Trump tried to change his father's will to benefit himself. His father was alarmed, wouldn't consent, stripped Trump of sole control over his estate. pic.twitter.com/vVmf4l4Kg2

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) October 2, 2018

The folks at @CrainsNewYork try to estimate what @realDonaldTrump might owe to NY State alone (not counting anything he owed the IRS). https://t.co/Zb2jC9LSzh

— David Fahrenthold (@Fahrenthold) October 3, 2018

If this had been Obama, there would have already been impeachment proceedings. But of course it wouldn’t have been Obama. He is not a crook. https://t.co/8GlpOFxkNH

— Norman Ornstein (@NormOrnstein) October 6, 2018

update 10/7

This story should have gotten a lot more attention but was overshadowed by Kavanaugh. The Times reprinted it again. It’s not over.

.@SusanneCraig says her and the NYT’s team of Trump tax reporters are continuing their investigation…"We’re definitely in the market for any information people wanna send us" pic.twitter.com/yG3SByMeXX

— Reliable Sources (@ReliableSources) October 7, 2018

Just published: A follow up to the big NYT Trump tax story. https://t.co/Rixd2dlaQC

— Matt Purdy (@mattbpurdy) October 5, 2018

Here’s how a Fox News host tried to dismiss Trump’s extensive tax dodging https://t.co/BeniVGGWW9

— Salon (@Salon) October 4, 2018

Trump added no value to his company, says finance reporter https://t.co/KalSwkDBYu

— Salon (@Salon) October 9, 2018

High-end tax-dodging — by rich liberals and rich conservatives and every variety in between — is the sausage factory of wealth inequality. It’s technical and no one really wants to fix it, as Matt points out, which is why it persists. https://t.co/4bAWcuN0nZ

— Nick Confessore (@nickconfessore) October 10, 2018

Actually, I'd guess that relatively few people are wondering about this. The odds are very strong that this is exactly what is happening. https://t.co/T0Bmwv4KMw

— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) October 10, 2018

Inside the 18-month New York Times investigation that revealed how the president engaged in dubious tax schemes in the 1990s. pic.twitter.com/SXoAuEDudb

— The New York Times (@nytimes) October 30, 2018

Trump berated female reporters

Then the transcript lied about what he said to Cecilia Vega and had to be corrected.

The White House has corrected the transcript from the Rose Garden press conference yesterday. It originally said President Trump told @CeciliaVega she wasn’t “thanking.” It is now reflected to show he said she wasn’t “thinking.” pic.twitter.com/iliSxOIuxi

— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) October 2, 2018

Trump’s Monday morning press conference went off the rails, with him berating multiple female reporters, including ABC's Cecilia Vega: "I know you're not thinking. You never do." https://t.co/sDPiZ5uiYE

— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) October 2, 2018

Let’s never think it’s normal for a man to treat a woman — or ANYONE — the piggish way @realDonaldTrump talked to the Bay Area’s own, @CeciliaVega today. It’s not normal. And no tax cut or deregulation will ever make it so.

— Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) October 1, 2018

Thank you Cecilia Vega (@CeciliaVega) and Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) – who withstood today’s hostile work environment in the Rose Garden – and our gratitude to reporters like April Ryan (@AprilDRyan) who have dealt with this indignity every day for two years.

— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) October 1, 2018

President Donald Trump insulted Cecilia Vega, telling the White House reporter for ABC News that she "never" thinks before asking a question. https://t.co/Oa2734cRfa

— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) October 2, 2018

“Trump says it’s not ‘acceptable’ if Kavanaugh lied in testimony”

This is so ironic. I think Kavanaugh lied to Congress but Trump has told thousands of lies. He’s the last one to talk about someone else lying.

Significant that Trump appears to be drawing a line most Senate Rs aren't willing to specify: If Kavanaugh lied to Congress, it would be unacceptable https://t.co/EYC2JtX6a9 via @Kevinliptakcnn

— Sarah Westwood (@sarahcwestwood) October 2, 2018

Great tweet on Trump’s hypocrisy

cc the Central Park Five https://t.co/M07ryRamgY

— Aaron Blake (@AaronBlake) October 2, 2018

This is exactly what happened to the Central Park Five and Trump kept insisting they were guilty after they were cleared.

Of course, Trump only shows sympathy for the accused men and none for women.

Trump threatens an unnamed Democratic senator

While defending Kavanaugh, Trump says he's witnessed Democratic senator in 'compromising' situations https://t.co/CKlGTxJLhV

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 1, 2018

Remember when Trump said he knew something about Senator Tester that would end his career? He never revealed it. I am sure this is just another lie.

Trump’s Johnson City, TN rally 10/1/18

Thread by Daniel Dale:

(click on the tweet for more)

Trump is doing a rally in Johnson City, Tennessee at 7:20. I will tweet in this thread. (I'm sorry, even I'm sick of my tweets today, please mute the thread if you can't take it)

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) October 1, 2018

Trump serving up the anti-immigrant rhetoric in his midterms pitch at this rally in TN: “They’re going to flood your streets with criminal aliens.” (Seriously.. a president has never talked like this in modern times)

— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) October 1, 2018

Trump on election night 2016: "One of the greatest evenings in the history of television, all because of you."

— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) October 2, 2018

"Most people think it's legit, although that's changed a very lot," Trump says of media-sponsored polls.

— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) October 2, 2018

.@realDonaldTrump opens in Johnson City, Tenn. with statements about stock market at all time high, historic low unemployment. There's a lot to that.https://t.co/9rE8VxYelx

— PolitiFact (@PolitiFact) October 1, 2018

Trump’s West Virginia rally 9/29/18

West Virginia poverty gets worse under Trump economy, not better https://t.co/nLa4VtubGD pic.twitter.com/Yzlo6OXZNp

— CBS News (@CBSNews) September 29, 2018

.@realDonaldTrump opens in Johnson City, Tenn. with statements about stock market at all time high, historic low unemployment. There's a lot to that.https://t.co/9rE8VxYelx

— PolitiFact (@PolitiFact) October 1, 2018

Thread by the great Daniel Dale:

(click on it to get much more)

Trump is starting a rally in West Virginia. I'll tweet about it in this thread.

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) September 29, 2018

“They stoke the fires of resentment and chaos. They report incorrect news. They report phony news,” Trump says at a rally in West Virginia.”The fake news media, they are truly an enemy of the people. The fake news. Enemy of the people. They really are. They are so bad” pic.twitter.com/u8RDRADgNY

— TicToc by Bloomberg (@tictoc) September 29, 2018

Trump’s outrageous lie on Obama and judges

This is one of Trump’s worst lies.

Here’s more background on McConnell’s work to block Obama’s judicial appointments.

"President Obama wasn't big on picking judges…they just didn't do it. They got tired, they got complacent, something happened," Trump lies for a third time, ignoring the McConnell-led blockade against Obama's late-term nominees.

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) September 26, 2018

For anyone critical of Reid lowering the 60 vote-threshold, see this from the Politico article linked to at the top – the bolding is mine:
“Senate Democrats infuriated Republicans in November 2013 by scrapping the 60-vote filibuster rule for judicial nominations — a change Obama and then-Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) used to usher through 96 judicial nominations. ”

If Reid hadn’t eliminated the 60-vote rule, Trump would have even more judicial openings.

As you lament the Merrick Garland outrage never forget that McConnell and R’s did not fill lower court seats for YEARS. Those are the seats being filled now. Use the rage of today to get people out to vote and be rid of these people. Your voice matters. Your vote counts. VOTE!

— Eric Holder (@EricHolder) October 5, 2018