Lie October 1, 2018 · Press conference · Other

“And he's up there saying, "We need honesty and we need integrity." This guy lied when he was the attorney general of Connecticut. He lied; I don't mean a little bit. And then, when he got out -- he actually dropped out of the race, and he won anyway because Democrats always win in Connecticut. He won very close. Probably the closest ever. But here's a guy -- lied and now he's up there talking like he's holier than thou. You know what? Take a look at his record.”

Said
October 1, 2018
Where
News conference
Verdict
Lie, as rated by the Washington Post Fact Checker
Topic
Other
Repeated
19 times in the Post’s database
Source
Washington Post claims database (claim ID 5278)

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