Jeanine Pirro Gets Fact-Checked After Telling Huge Trump Fib To Fox News Viewers

Fox News’ Jeanine Pirro instructed viewers a serious falsehood about former President Donald Trump on Tuesday.

“The Democrats spent the whole day saying ‘Donald Trump obstructed,’” she mentioned on “The Five,” whereas discussing former Justice Department particular counsel Robert Hur’s congressional testimony on Tuesday.

She added: “Well, news flash, Donald Trump was not charged with obstructing.”

He was, although. In the case Pirro was referencing, Trump was charged with conspiracy to impede justice. Prosecutors allege he willfully retained categorized paperwork containing delicate nationwide protection data after leaving workplace, and that he then tried to impede the following investigation.

He additionally faces obstruction costs in a second federal indictment linked to his try and overturn the 2020 election.

Readers on X, the previous Twitter, added a observe to the underside of a viral clip of Pirro’s remarks to level out this data, together with hyperlinks to the indictments.

Hur appeared on Capitol Hill to testify about his report, launched final month, that decided President Joe Biden wouldn’t face costs for retaining categorized paperwork after his vice presidency.

He confronted criticism from each side of the aisle. Republicans took subject with Hur’s resolution to not cost the president, whereas Democrats have been involved along with his characterization of Biden’s reminiscence within the report.

Democrats additionally in contrast the Biden case to Trump’s, arguing that Biden cooperated with the investigation whereas Trump obstructed makes an attempt to retrieve delicate materials.

Pirro went on to recommend it was unfair that Trump was charged when Biden wasn’t, as a result of Trump had “the right to declassify as president.” (Trump has admitted on tape that he was in possession of a doc after his presidency that he didn’t declassify.)

A spokesperson for Fox News didn’t instantly reply to HuffPost’s request for remark.