[Ads-l] Again: "fact" = claim; assertion

[Amy West]

On 1/30/24 12:00 AM, ADS-L automatic digest system wrote:
> Date:    Mon, 29 Jan 2024 16:34:13 -0500
> From:    Jonathan Lighter<wuxxmupp2000 at GMAIL.COM>
> Subject: Re: Again: "fact" = claim; assertion
>
> Donald J. Trump on Truth Social:
>
> “I have been unfairly sued by the Trump Hating Democrat Attorney General of
> New York State, Letitia James, over the false fact that I inflated my
> Financial Statements in order to borrow money from Banks, etc,”
>
> Clearly "idea, claim, or allegation."
>
> JL

As much as I think DJT is an evil person of low intelligence, this use 
of "fact" may be influenced by the legal filing "Statement of Facts" 
that's part of a law suit/case.

---Amy West


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