Top Dem: 'I expect the president to lie to the American people' in primetime address

Source: The Hill



BY BRETT SAMUELS - 01/08/19 08:38 AM EST

Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) says he expects President Trump "to lie to the American people" during a primetime address on Tuesday about the partial government shutdown and situation at the southern border.

“I expect the president to lie to the American people. Why do I expect this? Because he has been lying to the American people," Nadler said at a press conference near the border on Monday.

Nadler, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, was joined by other congressional Democrats, including Rep. Xochitl Torres Small (D-N.M.) and Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-Texas), whose twin brother, Julián, is mulling a presidential bid.

Nadler argued the White House has consistently used inaccurate statistics to bolster its claims about the existence of a crisis at the border.

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