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I lie, therefore I am ... "
Donald J. Trump


Liliputins. What, the heck, is this?
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“I think, therefore I am” – Rene Descartes
©Photo Credit: Pepi M Firmansyah/Shutterstock.
This is often quoted as a form of recognition. However, the original quote is Latin and has a broader meaning. The Latin version goes, “I am thinking; therefore, I exist.” It shows how easy it is for philosophical quotes to be simplified over time. There are still many questions about why such a simple line created so many questions about existence.

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lie

verb (2)

lied, lying ;
intransitive verb

1: to make an untrue statement with intent to deceive

She was lying when she said she didn't break the vase.
He lied about his past experience.

2: to create a false or misleading impression

Statistics sometimes lie.
The mirror never lies.

transitive verb

He lied his way out of trouble.

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lie
noun

1: a/an assertion of something known or believed by the speaker or writer to be untrue with intent to deceive

He told a lie to avoid punishment.
b/ an untrue or inaccurate statement that may or may not be believed true by the speaker or writer

The lies we tell ourselves to feel better
Historical records containing numerous lies

2: something that misleads or deceives

His show of remorse was a lie.

3: a charge of lying

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A lie is an untrue or inaccurate statement that may or may not be believed true by the speaker or writer. It can also refer to something that misleads or deceives. Some synonyms of lie include equivocate, fib, palter, and prevaricate. While all these words mean "to tell an untruth," lie is the blunt term, imputing dishonesty.

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Trial witness bombshell 'directly implicated' Trump in scheme to lie to Congress: expert
Story by Sarah K. Burris
05/17/24


NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 06: Former President Donald Trump sits in the courtroom during his civil fraud trial at New York State Supreme Court on November 06, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Eduardo Munoz-Pool/Getty Images)
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The last case that former federal prosecutor Andrew Weissmann worked on involved a key piece of the Russia probe investigated by special counsel Robert Mueller and his team. Among the things that Weissmann sorted through was testimony and information about Donald Trump's possible deal with a Moscow project.

Speaking to MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace after the second day of cross-examination of Michael Cohen, Weissmann pointed out a bombshell comment that he says is very harmful to Trump in a different matter.

Wallace pointed out that Cohen stayed in the "fold" of the Trump world until 2018.

Meanwhile, Trump's lawyer, Todd Blanche, seemed to be working an angle that Cohen and every other individual involved did the hush money deal behind his back. It's a theory Weissmann said won't hold up.

But that's when he asked Wallace for a point of clarification that proved to be a significant piece of previously unknown news.

When Cohen was testifying before Congress, he lied that he and Trump only spoke about Trump Tower Moscow three times and it wasn't during the campaign.

Trump trial ending with bombshell: Fixer nails Trump with 'just do it' evidence
"And Todd Blanche goes to that, and says, 'You submitted a two-page document. This wasn't your spur-of-the-moment testimony. This is a two-page document that's false,'" Weissmann paraphrases. "And Michael Cohen, on the cross ... says, 'Yes, [but] that's not just my statement. That false statement that I admitted was perjury.'"

Weissmann said that Trump was the only person who would have benefited from that lie. Cohen, he explained, had "zero interest" in how many times they spoke about him having a development project in Russia.

Cohen later said that he had proof Trump thanked him for lying.

According to Cohen's testimony, however, Weissmann said the two-page document "was done by a joint defense committee that included the president of the United States' lawyer. That was like putting — if you want the Costello — what's happening behind the scenes, what are the lawyers doing. He just directly implicated Donald Trump in that scheme."

Weissmann told the group that one important thing defense lawyers know is "that you shouldn't bring out bad facts." But Blanche did just that in that line of questioning, according to the expert.

See the comments from Weissmann below or at the link here.

Michael Cohen bombshell 'directly implicated' Trump in scheme to lie to congress: expert youtu.be

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