CNN’s Brianna Keilar on Thursday warned viewers to buckle up forward of a prolonged reality examine of the a number of lies that Donald Trump advised outdoors court docket following the closing arguments in his civil fraud trial in New York.
“We just have to fact-check a lot and, brace yourself, because this is going to take a moment there,” Keilar started. “Listen, the overarching message that he was really putting out there was he was saying that this is a [President] Joe Biden indictment. And it’s not. This is a civil fraud trial in New York. Joe Biden did not set this up.”
Keilar went on to debunk Trump’s false allegations about New York Attorney General Letitia James, who introduced the $250 million lawsuit towards himself and his firm over allegations they routinely overinflated the worth of property for monetary acquire, and refuted Trump’s claims there was “no evidence of fraud.”
Co-host Boris Sanchez agreed, highlighting extra misrepresentations from Trump and his legal professional.
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Keilar then identified one fact from Trump’s tirade, although.
“There is something he did say that is true, which is that he said the 40 Wall Street building is beautiful. And that’s actually true. It’s on the National Historic Register,” she mentioned.
Sanchez mentioned he hadn’t seen the property in query.
“It’s gorgeous,” Keilar replied.
Sanchez lightheartedly argued that was a subjective declare.
Keilar fired again, “You probably actually have seen it in the skyline. It’s a beautiful building, built in 1930 before Donald Trump was ever born, though it does currently bear his name.”
Trump Building, as 40 Wall Street is called, is the four-times-indicted Republican front-runner’s most precious. He acquired the 72-story property in 1995.
In the quick aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist assaults — and following the collapse of the World Trade Center — the then-businessman insensitively boasted on tv that it was now the tallest constructing in New York City. That was a lie, although.
