“the effect on the mind of the reader and viewer of the Statements that Defendants intended to impose is that the President of the United States knowingly deceived the American people, manipulated crime statistics for political advantage, exploited public fear, abused military and executive authority for an ulterior purpose, staged a sham law enforcement operation, and then lied about its success.”

Alejandro Brito · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-21

Alejandro Brito wrote a letter to the Center for American Progress demanding the retraction of its report.