Is There Now Clear Evidence That Trump Lies to the Supreme Court?

"The Trump administration made erroneous claims to the Supreme Court, mischaracterizing the responsiveness of local police and the actions of protesters in a filing asking the justices to sign off on the deployment of hundreds of National Guard troops to Chicago, a New York Times investigation found. The emergency request, filed by the solicitor general, D. John Sauer, which draws heavily from court declarations made by two Homeland Security officials,"

"A Times analysis of hours of police radio and hundreds of videos posted to social media refutes the federal government's claims that the Chicago Police Department didn't respond quickly to the scene, leaving federal agents to fend for themselves during what they called a riot. Erroneous claims. Mischaracterizing. Misstates. This NYT story may have set a land-speed record through the thesaurus for ways to avoid the phrase, Lying their asses off."

"But the filing claimed that police officers didn't respond for more than an hour after the shooting, wrongly implying that the call took place just after Ms. Martinez was shot, when in fact it was two hours later. The filing also falsely suggested that the entire police department was told to stay away from the site. Additionally, it portrays protesters as aggressive throughout the day."

The Trump administration submitted an emergency Supreme Court filing seeking authorization to deploy hundreds of National Guard troops to Chicago. The filing, submitted by Solicitor General D. John Sauer and drawing on declarations from two Homeland Security officials, misstated events surrounding an October 4 car crash and shooting involving Border Patrol agents. A review of police radio transmissions and hundreds of social media videos shows Chicago Police Department officers responded more quickly than claimed. The filing falsely implied officers delayed response for over an hour (the call occurred two hours later), suggested the entire department was ordered to avoid the scene, and characterized protesters as uniformly aggressive. These inaccuracies undercut the filing's factual basis.

Read at www.esquire.com