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President Donald Trump made several false claims in a Friday speech in the Justice Department in which he discussed legal system and crime, but also a wide range of immigration, war in Ukraine and other topics, including former president Joe Biden.
Trump also made numerous allegations for which he did not provide any evidence, charged During the Biden administration, the government’s uncontrollable “controversial crimes”, corruption among non -specific judges, the media illegally claimed that they had a very negative and “crooked” behavior by law firms affiliated with Trump -related cases.
Here some of his claims have been examined.
Trump’s legislature and Biden: Trump reiterated his regular uncertainty that former president Joe Biden used his office to run a legal system against Trump.
“The words stuck on the walls of this building said English philosopher John Lok said:” Where the law ends, oppression begins. ” And I saw it in the last four years when someone was allowed to attack the department and its political opponent.
There has never been any evidence that Biden personally used the Justice Department or the FBI to attack Trump.
Jack Smith, a special lawyer, was brought in by Trump’s two federal legislature, an attempt to end his 2020 election defeat, and to maintain the ranking documents after his first presidency. Smith was appointed by the then Attorney General Merk Garland in November 2022 by the appointment of Biden, but this is not proof that Biden was involved in the prosecution’s efforts, Biden personally attacked Trump using the department. Gross Said in 2023 If he ever asked Biden to work against Trump, he would resign, and he added that he believed that this would never happen.
Two other Trump’s legislature was brought by local district lawyers, one in Manhattan, New York, and one in Filton County, Georgia. Both are Democrats, but then, there is no evidence that Biden or his White House have directed their decisions. Trump was convicted of misrepresenting business records in the Manhattan case. The Georgia case was stopped in June 2024, while an appeal court considered whether the district attorney, Fanny Willis, should be disqualified from the case.
Both federal cases were left by Smith because of Trump’s election victory in 2024. Earlier, the document case was dismissed by Trump’s appointed federal judge, but Smith appealed to his decision that his appointment as a special lawyer was unconstitutional.
Biden Documents Investigating: In his remarks, Trump made a false claim that former president Joe Biden was “basically convicted, but said he was incompetent and that’s why he did not consider him guilty, I think.” “No one knows what the decision is,” he added. He continued, “I think I was found guilty instead of him. He said he did not know what he was doing and that’s why … let him go.”
Biden was not found guilty, “basically” or not, nor was there any judicial “ruler”. Biden was also not accused of crime. Robert Hover, a special adviser appointed to handle the Biden rating documents, wrote in his public report that “the evidence does not set Mr Biden’s crime beyond doubt,” he added, adding that “such allegations are likely to cause a number of defenses.”
Trump appeared on Friday to point to the fact that hover Is written In this report, “We have also considered that, during the trial, Mr Biden will likely present himself to the jury, as he did with a compassionate, good man, an elderly memory during our interview.” But Hover did not say that he would bring charges against Biden if he was not. Hover wrote in length about the various facts of the matter and the possible defense of Biden, which meant that it would be very difficult for the government to win a unanimous guilty decision.
Immigration under Trump: During his presidency, Trump repeated two false claims about immigration statistics.
First, he said, “In our first month, in the office, we have achieved the lowest level of illegal border crossing recorded so far.” He could say correctly Number of migrant concerns Through border patrol in February 2025 – 8,347 – the lowest Several decadesBut this is not the lowest number of records. Official Federal Statistics Show that in the early 1960s and in the past years, less border patrolling competitions were encountered with migrants on the southwestern border.
Second, he said that for the first time the office “when I got out”, “We had the lowest number ever. On that day my favorite chart was brought down all the time and, on this chart, he said,” We have the lowest number ever. But the chart does not actually show that Trump’s departure was on his way to the rank of four. This shows, in fact, the arrows actually pointing to April 2020, when Trump was left in his first term for more than eight months, and when the global migration reduced his pace due to the Covade 19 pandemic diseases.
In April 2020, after targeting almost three years (not at all), the number of migrations on the southern border increased at the end of Trump’s first term each month.
European aid to US and Ukraine: Trump reiterated his claim that the United States has spent “perhaps 350 billion Billion 350 billion” with Ukraine’s $ 100 billion from Europe.
Nor are the data correct. Trump $ 350 billion dollars that Trump has repeatedly cited is especially wrong.
According to the Caile Institute for the World Economy, a German think tank that Tracks the war -time aid for Ukraine. Europe allocated more military, financial and humanitarian aid (about $ 144 billion) than the US allocated (about $ 124) Billion).
It is possible to reach different tomorrow using different methods of counting, but Trump’s “$ 350 billion” data has no clear basis. The US Government’s Inspector General oversees the response of Ukraine Says On its website, the United States allocated about $ 183 billion for the Ukrainian response during December 2024, including about $ 83 billion – and also funding. Spent in the US Or shipped. Other countries other than Ukraine.
US elections: Trump, pledging to restore “justice” in the country, said baselessly the integrity of the US election, saying, “Elections, which were completely fraudulent, are a great element.” He did not particularly like the 2020 elections, as he usually does, but nevertheless, there is no basis for a broader claim that the recent “elections” in this country have been “completely frauded”.
Iran and terrorist groups: Trump reiterated his false claim that when he was president, Iran was “completely broken” and that’s why “he was not giving any money to Hamas or Hezbollah.” Financing for Iranian terrorist groups What Dropped In the second half of his presidency, in the larger part because his Sanctions There was one on Iran The main adverse effect On the Iranian economy, but this financial support has never been fully stopped, as four experts told CNN in 2024. In fact, Trump’s own administration said in 2020 that Iran was continuing financial support for terrorist groups, including Hezbollah. You can read a long reality check here.
