The question of what is true or at least what can be proven is at the heart of any trial. But this particular defendant, accused by the Manhattan district attorney's office of falsifying business records to conceal a sex scandal, has spent five decades spewing thousands and thousands of words, sometimes contradicting himself within minutes, sometimes within the same breath, with little concern for the consequences of what he said.
Mr. Trump has treated his own words as disposable commodities, intended for single use, and not necessarily indicative of any deeply held beliefs. And his tendency to pile phrases on top of one another has often worked to his benefit, amusing or engaging his supporters â sometimes spurring threats and even violence â while distracting, enraging or just plain disorienting his critics and adversaries.
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