Lie August 3, 2020 · Interview · Foreign policy

“It never reached my desk. You know why? Because they didn't think it — intelligence — they didn't think it was real....They didn't think, they didn't think it was worthy. I wouldn't mind. If it reached my desk, I would have done something about it.”

Said
August 3, 2020
Where
Interview
Verdict
Lie, as rated by the Washington Post Fact Checker
Topic
Foreign policy
Source
Washington Post claims database (claim ID 21263)

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