And Trump LYING through the nose
They themselves cheat and make suspicious lucrative deals with foreign countries. All of Trump's family and his Witkoff associates are currently engaged in so-called "peacemaking negotiations" as a cover for shady "investment" deals with corrupt leaders of other countries.
But as Roy Cohn trained Donald Dumb to be the thuggish felon that he is, he taught him to commit the crime then turn around and accuse his opponents of exactly the same crime without providing any evidence.
REMEMBER: EVERY ACCUSATION DONALD DUMB MAKES IS IN FACT AN ADMISSION OF HIS OWN CRIME.
By throwing back their accusation against their perceived enemies, Trump and his MAGA lovers gain the sympathy of their moronic followers who believe their lies, they distract attention away from their own crime (people start looking elsewhere), divert the opponent's focus away from fighting Trump, and waste precious courts of justice time with frivolous claims and lawsuits, not to mention the squandering of money and resources.
Donald Trump frequently employs a tactic where he accuses political opponents of lying while simultaneously making false claims himself, a strategy described by CNN as a version of the "I know you are but what am I?" deflection. This pattern involves him denying accurate criticisms of his own record while fabricating stories about his rivals' dishonesty to undermine their credibility.
Key Examples of False Accusations and Claims:
Inflation and Prices: Trump falsely claimed that Democrats are lying about rising grocery and overall prices, asserting that prices are "way down" under his second presidency; however, data shows overall prices were 3% higher in September 2025 than in September 2024.
Political Opponents: He falsely accused Sen. Richard Blumenthal of lying about being a war hero who "raced up hills" and saw "blood streaming from [his] face" during the Vietnam War, despite no record of Blumenthal making such specific claims; Blumenthal had only previously admitted to misstating his service location in the 2000s.
January 6 and FBI: Trump alleged that FBI Director Christopher Wray lied about agents being secretly inserted into the Capitol crowd to incite the January 6 riot, a claim debunked by Trump’s current FBI director, Kash Patel, who confirmed agents were deployed for crowd control after the riot was declared.
Joe Biden’s Biography: Trump claimed Joe Biden falsely said he was a pilot, which is untrue as Biden never made that claim; Trump ignored Biden’s actual verified falsehoods about being a truck driver to attack a fabricated story instead.
General Tactics: This approach mirrors his past attacks on the 2020 election ("rigged") and the media ("fake news"), where he positions himself as truthful while systematically undermining accurate reporting and opposing politicians.
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Hunter Biden wins $1.7m in suit over Iran bribery claim by [MAGA] ex-CEO of Overstock.com
Anna Betts
Sat, July 11, 2026
Hunter Biden, pictured in 2024, was accused of seeking an $800m bribe to unfreeze Iranian assets. Court rejects those accusations and fines the MAGA Plaintiff. Photograph: Eric Thayer/AP
A federal judge on Friday awarded Hunter Biden $1.7m in punitive damages in a defamation lawsuit he filed against former Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne.
Biden sued Byrne – a Donald Trump ally who denied the results of the 2020 election and funded efforts to overturn them – in 2023, accusing Byrne of lying in an interview that Biden had previously sought a bribe from Iran's government in the fall of 2021.
Joe Biden, Hunter's father, was the US president at the time. And Byrne in an interview lied that Hunter Biden – in exchange for an $800m bribe – had offered Iran to go to his father, have him "unfreeze" $8bn in frozen Iranian assets and ensure that the US would "go easy" on Iran during "nuclear talks" between the two countries, according to Hunter Biden's lawsuit.
Biden alleged in the complaint that Byrne "made, published, and repeated false and defamatory statements knowing full well that the statements are false, for the purpose of subjecting plaintiff to harassment, intimidation, and harm".
In an order on Friday, the US district judge Stephen Wilson of California wrote that Byrne during the case had disputed that he made those statements with "actual malice". And, Wilson wrote, Byrne had told the court that he believed the statements to be true because he had been told about the alleged bribery scheme by an Iranian government official.
But Wilson – who was appointed to the federal judiciary during Ronald Reagan's presidency – wrote that Byrne did not allege that the Iranian official had claimed to have had any direct contact with Biden, did not provide any evidence supporting his claims, and failed to "provide to this court, throughout the course of litigation, any documentary evidence that could allow a reasonable person to believe the story to be true".
The judge also said that over the course of the case, the court found "ample evidence" supporting a finding that Byrne "knew the story to be false, and much of the narrative describing the covert meeting with an Iranian government official was fabricated".
The case had been scheduled for a jury trial in October. But the judge wrote on Friday that Byrne "failed to appear" for the proceeding and fired his lead trial attorney, delaying the proceedings "at the expense" of Biden and the court.
After his failure to appear at trial, Wilson found Byrne to be in default as a sanction for what the judge described as "repeated, intentional disobedience of court orders and unceasing efforts to delay proceedings".
The judge on Friday wrote that "the evidence is clear and convincing that defendant has engaged in intentional misrepresentation with conscious disregard towards plaintiff's rights" – and he awarded Biden $1 in nominal damages along with $1.7m in punitive damages.
Wilson also ordered Byrne to pay Biden about $35,000 in court sanctions.
In a statement to the Guardian on Saturday, an attorney for Biden, Bryan Sullivan, said Byrne had effectively accused his client of "treason" – and now a judge had "found that every one of those claims was fabricated".
"The judgment is $1.7m in punitive damages, and it is the floor, not the ceiling, of what Mr Byrne owes for his conduct," Sullivan added. "If Mr Byrne chooses to repeat any of it, we will be back in court."
Attorneys listed as representing Byrne did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the Guardian on Saturday morning.
The ruling in Hunter Biden's favor on Friday comes at a time when he has been building an online following through social media posts covering topics such as politics, mental health and addiction recovery. He also announced that he will be publishing a series of essays on the Substack platform.
It also comes after his father, in the waning days of his presidency, issued him a pardon for convictions on federal gun and tax charges.
Anna Betts
Sat, July 11, 2026
Hunter Biden, pictured in 2024, was accused of seeking an $800m bribe to unfreeze Iranian assets. Court rejects those accusations and fines the MAGA Plaintiff. Photograph: Eric Thayer/AP
A federal judge on Friday awarded Hunter Biden $1.7m in punitive damages in a defamation lawsuit he filed against former Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne.
Biden sued Byrne – a Donald Trump ally who denied the results of the 2020 election and funded efforts to overturn them – in 2023, accusing Byrne of lying in an interview that Biden had previously sought a bribe from Iran's government in the fall of 2021.
Joe Biden, Hunter's father, was the US president at the time. And Byrne in an interview lied that Hunter Biden – in exchange for an $800m bribe – had offered Iran to go to his father, have him "unfreeze" $8bn in frozen Iranian assets and ensure that the US would "go easy" on Iran during "nuclear talks" between the two countries, according to Hunter Biden's lawsuit.
Biden alleged in the complaint that Byrne "made, published, and repeated false and defamatory statements knowing full well that the statements are false, for the purpose of subjecting plaintiff to harassment, intimidation, and harm".
In an order on Friday, the US district judge Stephen Wilson of California wrote that Byrne during the case had disputed that he made those statements with "actual malice". And, Wilson wrote, Byrne had told the court that he believed the statements to be true because he had been told about the alleged bribery scheme by an Iranian government official.
But Wilson – who was appointed to the federal judiciary during Ronald Reagan's presidency – wrote that Byrne did not allege that the Iranian official had claimed to have had any direct contact with Biden, did not provide any evidence supporting his claims, and failed to "provide to this court, throughout the course of litigation, any documentary evidence that could allow a reasonable person to believe the story to be true".
The judge also said that over the course of the case, the court found "ample evidence" supporting a finding that Byrne "knew the story to be false, and much of the narrative describing the covert meeting with an Iranian government official was fabricated".
The case had been scheduled for a jury trial in October. But the judge wrote on Friday that Byrne "failed to appear" for the proceeding and fired his lead trial attorney, delaying the proceedings "at the expense" of Biden and the court.
After his failure to appear at trial, Wilson found Byrne to be in default as a sanction for what the judge described as "repeated, intentional disobedience of court orders and unceasing efforts to delay proceedings".
The judge on Friday wrote that "the evidence is clear and convincing that defendant has engaged in intentional misrepresentation with conscious disregard towards plaintiff's rights" – and he awarded Biden $1 in nominal damages along with $1.7m in punitive damages.
Wilson also ordered Byrne to pay Biden about $35,000 in court sanctions.
In a statement to the Guardian on Saturday, an attorney for Biden, Bryan Sullivan, said Byrne had effectively accused his client of "treason" – and now a judge had "found that every one of those claims was fabricated".
"The judgment is $1.7m in punitive damages, and it is the floor, not the ceiling, of what Mr Byrne owes for his conduct," Sullivan added. "If Mr Byrne chooses to repeat any of it, we will be back in court."
Attorneys listed as representing Byrne did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the Guardian on Saturday morning.
The ruling in Hunter Biden's favor on Friday comes at a time when he has been building an online following through social media posts covering topics such as politics, mental health and addiction recovery. He also announced that he will be publishing a series of essays on the Substack platform.
It also comes after his father, in the waning days of his presidency, issued him a pardon for convictions on federal gun and tax charges.
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