Donald Trump swore on his kids during Wednesday night’s messy CNN town hall event ― but one organisation says that might not mean much coming from the former president.
The moment came when Trump was asked about the civil jury that found him liable for sexual abuse and defamation in a lawsuit brought by writer E Jean Carroll.
“I swear on my children, which I never do, I have no idea who this woman is,” Trump insisted.
But Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, a progressive watchdog organisation, noted that Trump had a chance to refute those claims in court ― and didn’t take it.
“He wasn’t willing to swear under oath,” CREW wrote on Twitter. “We guess swearing on his children is a lower bar.”
The organization, which wants Trump disqualified from the 2024 ballot for the 2021 insurrection, fact-checked the ex-president throughout the event, such as his claim about the classified documents scandal:
The organisation also noted that this particular lie could have serious repercussions for the former president.
“Look, Trump lies. A lot. He does it multiple times in this clip. And he usually skates by, because hey, we all know Trump constantly lies,” they wrote in a followup tweet. “But this could catch up with him. Because he’s saying that he intentionally took classified information…which he’s under investigation for.”