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Reversal: Trump Claims He Never Said He'd Pay Violent Supporters' Legal Fees
Townhall.com ^ | March 15, 2016 | Guy Benson

Posted on 03/15/2016 2:31:13 PM PDT by Kaslin


"Try not to hurt 'em. If you do, I'll defend you in court. Don't worry about it." [Cheers].

This past Sunday when Trump was confronted with similar questions on Meet the Press, he suggested he was seriously considering covering the legal bills for a man who punched an African-American protester in the face at a rally over the weekend.  The assailant later said that perhaps next time, he'd kill the protester.  “I'm going to take a look at it,” Trump told host Chuck Todd.  “I've actually instructed my people to look into it, yes.”  Forty-eight hours later with Stephanopoulos, Trump made the following two statements about the altercation within seconds of each other: (1) "I haven't looked at it yet...I haven't even seen it." (2) "I looked, and I watched, and I’m going to make a decision."  He can't even keep his story straight within a 20-second span.  He knows he'll pay no price for any of it among his followers, some of whom are openly cheering violence.  Beyond the cult of personality, he's relying on unprecedented saturation coverage to swamp every news cycle, which has been a gobsmackingly successful gambit over the primary season:

The 2016 presidential race in one chart https://t.co/1XxMy6LjaW pic.twitter.com/QIqRzD0xrW— Lachlan Markay (@lachlan) March 15, 2016


The general election is, alas, a decidedly different story. I'll leave you with a reminder that Trump casually lies about even the most frivolous of things, from his defunct steak brand to...signed baseballs?

Pete Rose: I didn't send Trump a baseball, and I didn't endorse him.https://t.co/jzTU5xzHjK pic.twitter.com/SeaCbMic4c— T. Becket Adams (@BecketAdams) March 15, 2016


Here's Trump on Good Morning America earlier today -- skip ahead to the 37-second mark for the relevant portion of the discussion:

Trump Claims He 'Never' Offered to Pay Legal Fees for People Arrested at His Rallies

The real estate tycoon's reply to George Stephanopoulos' challenge is classic Trump.  As we've seen before, he and his allies talk all the way around a controversy in such a manner as to allow people to hear what they want to hear.  In this case, he hedges with a flurry of 'maybes,' claiming that he hasn't looked at the issue yet (reversing himself moments later), while conceding that the ABC News anchor might be right.  His hardcore supporters will interpret this as a wink and a nod.  Donald's saying what he has to without betraying or condemning us.  But he also repeats several times that he doesn't condone violence, statements to which his campaign can point when their candidate is accused of stoking resentment and advocating acts of violence against protesters -- which he has unquestionably done on multiple occasions.  Over the course of delivering his noncommittal answer this morning, Trump made this assertion: "I never said I was going to pay for fees."  Yes, he did. Here he is in Iowa last month:
Trump Tells Crowd to ‘Knock the Crap Out’ of Protesters, Offers to Pay Legal Fees during Iowa Speech

"Knock the crap out of them, would you? Seriously. Okay? Just knock the hell...I promise you, I will pay for the legal fees. I promise. I promise."

And just 11 days ago in Michigan:

Trump gives supporters permission to be violent with protesters

Friendly reminder: Trump's "honest and trustworthy" ratings are worse than this woman's.


TOPICS: Cheese, Moose, Sister
KEYWORDS: cultistsfortrump; growup; lol; stupidtopics; trump
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1 posted on 03/15/2016 2:31:13 PM PDT by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin

Trump is the sort of liar who seems to be almost completely unaware of any of his previous statements.


2 posted on 03/15/2016 2:32:14 PM PDT by dschapin (sur)
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3 posted on 03/15/2016 2:34:31 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (Facing Trump nomination inevitability, folks are now openly trying to help Hillary destroy him.)
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To: DoughtyOne

So many Trump statements are taken out of context. Purposely to deceive the public


4 posted on 03/15/2016 2:35:30 PM PDT by stocksthatgoup (GOPe/MSM - "When we want your opinion, we will give it to you.")
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To: dschapin; Kaslin

Pay for defensive actions that lead to physical altercation not to be the first striker. It is clear to all except
“constitutional scholars” like Cruz.


5 posted on 03/15/2016 2:35:31 PM PDT by Trumpinator ("Are you Batman?" the boy asked. "I am Batman," Trump said.)
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To: Kaslin

When he offered to pay legal fees, first of all it was at another rally entirely.

Furthermore, he was talking about thwarting specific protesters in the audience who were plotting to throw stuff at him.

I never took his statement as an open offer to any knucklehead who feels like attacking any protester at any Trump rally.

The pathetic reaching continues...


6 posted on 03/15/2016 2:35:52 PM PDT by Bird Jenkins
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To: stocksthatgoup

So many Trump statements are taken out of context. Purposely to deceive the public - exactly. And it is not working this time against Trump.


7 posted on 03/15/2016 2:36:02 PM PDT by Trumpinator ("Are you Batman?" the boy asked. "I am Batman," Trump said.)
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To: dschapin

Boo hoo.


8 posted on 03/15/2016 2:36:10 PM PDT by IllumiNaughtyByNature (Trump/Cruz 2016 or the other way around.)
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To: dschapin

you know what. Cruz sais that bill’s rapes were a non issue.

no..it goes to the integrity of the woman he’s married to.

this class off oddballs and losers making up our primary..I’ll roll the die with trump.


9 posted on 03/15/2016 2:36:55 PM PDT by dp0622
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To: dschapin

And yet he is still infinitely better than the Canadian/Cuba/Texan.


10 posted on 03/15/2016 2:37:19 PM PDT by proust (Texans for Trump! The Art Of The Comeback!)
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To: Kaslin

Trump is the biggest liar out there (well next to Hillary it’s a close 2nd).


11 posted on 03/15/2016 2:37:24 PM PDT by for-q-clinton (If at first you don't succeed keep on sucking until you do succeed)
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To: Bird Jenkins

When he offered to pay legal fees, first of all it was at another rally entirely.


so you’re saying no one could have watched that rally or been attended both rallies?


12 posted on 03/15/2016 2:38:11 PM PDT by for-q-clinton (If at first you don't succeed keep on sucking until you do succeed)
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To: dschapin

You’re the sort of liar who purposely contorts a candidate’s statements in order to score cheap political points.


13 posted on 03/15/2016 2:38:24 PM PDT by Bird Jenkins
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To: DoughtyOne
Ted Cruz

Chuck Norris just endorsed me

I don't tell my supporters to hit people like Donald Trump

Cruz Bot show me that tape?

Ted Cruz

Trump voters are low information voters

Exit Polls Trumps Voters have more college degrees and more education

Ted Cruz blames Trump for #BLM , Moveon.org and Bernie Voters on Trumps

loses 300,000 Twitter followers

14 posted on 03/15/2016 2:38:57 PM PDT by scooby321
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To: Trumpinator

I remember when he said that as it got a lot of air time. I was thinking geez he’s going to regret that comment when one of his supporters does something stupid. And guess what...


15 posted on 03/15/2016 2:39:02 PM PDT by for-q-clinton (If at first you don't succeed keep on sucking until you do succeed)
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To: Trumpinator

He said he would look into it. Just like he told the woman who asked him if he would apologize to the American Indians for taking their land. (Afterwards he asked for one more question that wasn’t “stupid.”)

“I’ll look into it is his way of saying, “FOGETABOUTIT.”


16 posted on 03/15/2016 2:39:15 PM PDT by rightazrain ("Suppose you were an idiot...suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself" -Mark Twain)
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To: stocksthatgoup

I agree.

They twist and twist and twist and twist...

And some folks join them in doing it here.

This in defense of a man who say he will be a great Christian president.


17 posted on 03/15/2016 2:39:41 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (Facing Trump nomination inevitability, folks are now openly trying to help Hillary destroy him.)
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To: dschapin

“Trump is the sort of liar who seems to be almost completely unaware of any of his previous statements.”

It really is spectacular. I really don’t understand the appeal.


18 posted on 03/15/2016 2:39:54 PM PDT by Jewbacca (The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem)
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To: Kaslin

If Donald says he didn’t say it then he didn’t say it. So everyone can just take all of those YouTube videos proving otherwise and put them where the ...


19 posted on 03/15/2016 2:40:03 PM PDT by InterceptPoint
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To: scooby321
Exit Polls Trumps Voters have more college degrees and more education

Actually that's typical in every election the democrats tend to have more voters with college degrees than republicans. This just confirms my suspicions about Trump and his supporters.

20 posted on 03/15/2016 2:40:06 PM PDT by for-q-clinton (If at first you don't succeed keep on sucking until you do succeed)
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