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National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on October 4, 2016 a TV ad:

Says Pete Gallego "went and lobbied after you fired him from Congress."

By W. Gardner Selby • October 12, 2016

Mike Coffman
stated on September 20, 2016 a TV ad :

Says state Sen. Morgan Carroll's votes made "it easier to sue doctors, small businesses, even nurses. Putting her own shady interests first."

By Alan Gathright • October 5, 2016

Chain email
stated on September 21, 2016 a chain email:

On Tim Kaine: "In exchange for campaign contributions, he appointed a radical jihadi to the Virginia Immigration Commission."

By Warren Fiske • October 3, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on July 2, 2016 an interview on MSNBC:

Says she "never received nor sent any material that was marked classified" on her private email server while secretary of state.

By Lauren Carroll • July 6, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on June 21, 2016 an email:

"As Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton laundered money to Bill Clinton through Laureate Education, while Bill Clinton was an honorary chairman of the group."

By Joseph Cariz, Lauren Carroll • July 1, 2016

Todd Wilcox
stated on May 20, 2016 a newspaper interview:

"I can tell you that the enhanced interrogation techniques that have since been banned by this administration — specifically waterboarding — work."

By Joshua Gillin • May 24, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on April 11, 2016 a TV interview:

The Colorado caucus system for selecting Republican delegates is "rigged."

By Alan Gathright • April 19, 2016

Rebecca Bradley
stated on March 21, 2016 a radio interview:

Says her representation of an ex-boyfriend "who was then my friend" in a family law case is "something that lawyers do on a regular basis."

By Tom Kertscher • March 25, 2016

John Kasich
stated on March 14, 2016 comments at a town hall in North Canton, Ohio:

"You know what Truman said, ‘You want a friend in Washington, buy a dog.’ "

By Nadia Pflaum • March 17, 2016

Brad Woodhouse
stated on June 5, 2015 an interview on CNN's "New Day":

The New York Times "had to retract" its story that Hillary Clinton’s email handling had broken certain laws.

By Jon Greenberg • June 11, 2015

Joe Scarborough
stated on April 27, 2015 a segment on 'Morning Joe':

Algeria "wanted to be taken off of the terror list" at the time it made an unreported donation to the Clinton Foundation.

By Katie Sanders • April 28, 2015

Dick Cheney
stated on December 14, 2014 comments on NBC's "Meet the Press":

Says Saddam Hussein "had a 10-year relationship with al-Qaida."

By Jon Greenberg • December 14, 2014

Facebook posts
stated on September 10, 2014 posts on Facebook:

"Fox admits they lie" and, under the First Amendment, "have the right to lie or deliberately distort news reports on public airwaves."

By Linda Qiu • September 10, 2014

Brad Schimel
stated on June 26, 2014 a fund-raising email:

Says attorney general candidate Jon Richards "went so far to say he would only enforce the laws with which he personally agreed."

By Tom Kertscher • July 16, 2014

Ron Paul
stated on January 14, 2014 an email blast:

For "the past year, I was censored" and muzzled.

By W. Gardner Selby • January 24, 2014

Republican Party of Georgia
stated on September 19, 2013 a press release:

"Rather than prioritize and pass ethics reform measures to restore trust in state government, (Democrats) sat on their hands and did nothing" when they were the majority.

By Eric Stirgus • October 15, 2013

Ken Cuccinelli
stated on August 22, 2013 a TV ad.:

"There’s only one candidate under investigation -- Terry McAuliffe."

By Nancy Madsen • September 3, 2013

Ken Cuccinelli
stated on August 10, 2013 a speech.:

Says Terry McAuliffe is "the person who invented the scheme to rent out the Lincoln Bedroom."

By Sean Gorman • August 26, 2013

Florida Democratic Party
stated on June 16, 2013 a Web video:

A study ranked Florida "No. 1 in government corruption" under Gov. Rick Scott.

By Katie Sanders • June 20, 2013

Ed FitzGerald
stated on April 19, 2013 an email announcing his gubernatorial campaign kickoff:

"Ohioans want an end to pay-to-play politics."

By Henry J. Gomez • May 2, 2013

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