Jeanine Pirro Gets Fact-Checked After Telling Huge Trump Fib To Fox News Viewers
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Pirro delivered a very inaccurate "news flash."
Fox News’ Jeanine Pirro told viewers a major falsehood about former President Donald Trump on Tuesday.
“The Democrats spent the whole day saying ‘Donald Trump obstructed,’” she said on “The Five,” while discussing former Justice Department special counsel Robert Hur’s congressional testimony on Tuesday.
She added: “Well, news flash, Donald Trump was not charged with obstructing.”
He was, though. In the case Pirro was referencing, Trump was charged with conspiracy to obstruct justice. Prosecutors allege he willfully retained classified documents containing sensitive national defense information after leaving office, and that he then tried to obstruct the subsequent investigation.
He also faces obstruction charges in a second federal indictment linked to his attempt to overturn the 2020 election.