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Exclusive: Trump Either Lied to GOP or Broke the Law

Newsweek obtained a deposition that shows
Donald Trump behind former Florida Governor Jeb Bush at the start of the first official Republican presidential candidates debate of the 2016 presidential campaign in Cleveland, Ohio, on August 6, 2015.
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Donald Trump committed perjury. Or he looked into the faces of the Republican faithful and knowingly lied. There is no third option.

It has become an accepted reality of this presidential campaign that Trump spins a near-endless series of falsehoods. For months, the media has struggled with this unprecedented situation—a candidate who, unlike other politicians who stretch the truth, simply creates his own reality. Trump regularly peddles “facts” that aren’t true, describes events that never happened or denies engaging in actions that everyone saw him do. He utters his falsehoods so fast that before reporters have the chance to correct one, he has tossed out five or six more.

This time, it is different. Trump can’t skip past his perfidy here. There are two records—one, a previously undisclosed deposition of the Republican nominee testifying under oath, and the second a

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