“Why is it lie after lie after lie? The deception is mind-boggling. And there are still people who are out there who believe we’re making it up. And one day they’re gonna realize we’re not and look around and go: Where are we, and why are we getting told all these lies?”
— Fox News anchor Shepard Smith, quoted by the Washington Post, saying the White House is lying about its ties to Russia.
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