Legal Issues Scorecard true 0% 108 Checks mostly true 0% 144 Checks half true 0% 122 Checks mostly false 0% 153 Checks false 0% 243 Checks Pants on Fire 0% 74 Checks For more details, see the Principles of PolitiFact All Fact-checks for Legal Issues stated on January 25, 2026 an interview on Fox News "Sunday Morning Futures" “You cannot bring a firearm loaded with multiple magazines to any sort of protest that you want. It’s that simple.” By Louis Jacobson • January 27, 2026 Donald Trump stated on January 11, 2026 remarks to reporters Credit card companies would be “in violation of the law” if they don’t cap interest rates at 10% by Jan. 20. By Louis Jacobson • January 12, 2026 Alex Jones stated on January 3, 2026 an X post Video shows “millions of Venezuelans flooded the streets of Caracas” to celebrate Nicolás Maduro’s capture. By Maria Briceño • January 5, 2026 Donald Trump stated on December 2, 2025 a Truth Social post Any pardon signed with an autopen is now "fully and completely terminated, and is of no legal effect." By Louis Jacobson • December 4, 2025 Nancy Mace stated on November 6, 2025 a fundraising email New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani “is bringing Sharia law to America.” By Louis Jacobson • November 7, 2025 Stephen Miller stated on October 24, 2025 an interview “To all ICE officers, you have federal immunity in the conduct of your duties.” By Maria Ramirez Uribe • October 29, 2025 Donald Trump stated on October 19, 2025 an interview “Fifty percent of the presidents, almost, have used (the Insurrection Act). And that's unquestioned power.” By Maria Ramirez Uribe • October 22, 2025 stated on October 9, 2025 remarks on CNN As the Trump administration pursues mortgage fraud charges against Letitia James, “there are three Cabinet members who committed mortgage fraud that he’s just letting fly.” By Louis Jacobson • October 16, 2025 Josh Hawley stated on October 7, 2025 a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing “The FBI tapped my phone” and those of other senators. By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • October 9, 2025 Sean Hannity stated on September 17, 2025 an episode of "Hannity" There was not “a single, prominent conservative voice in the country that even remotely wanted or hoped or was pushing to get Jimmy Kimmel taken off the air.” By Amy Sherman, Madison Czopek • September 18, 2025 Threads posts stated on August 6, 2025 a Threads post The official U.S. government website erased sections of the U.S. Constitution without amending it. By Samantha Putterman • August 7, 2025 Donald Trump stated on July 15, 2025 comments to reporters The Jeffrey Epstein files “were made up by Comey. They were made up by Obama. They were made up by Biden.” By Grace Abels • July 18, 2025 stated on April 30, 2025 a TikTok post “President Trump has granted pardons that have wiped out over $1 billion in debts owed by wealthy Americans who have committed fraud and broken the law.” By Louis Jacobson • June 6, 2025 Stephen Miller stated on May 9, 2025 an interview The Immigration and Nationality Act “stripped Article III courts, that's the judicial branch, of jurisdiction over immigration cases.” By Maria Ramirez Uribe • May 15, 2025 Social Media stated on April 30, 2025 a Facebook post “In 1996, Congress specifically authorized the executive branch to conduct non-judicial deportations NOT SUBJECT TO DUE PROCESS.” By Maria Ramirez Uribe • May 12, 2025 Donald Trump stated on April 29, 2025 an interview “If people come into our country illegally, there’s a different standard” for due process. By Maria Ramirez Uribe • May 8, 2025 Eric Swalwell stated on April 30, 2025 a post on X "Republicans just voted in the House Judiciary Committee to allow Trump to DEPORT U.S. citizens to a foreign country." By Louis Jacobson • May 6, 2025 X posts stated on April 29, 2025 an X post California Democrats “block bill to make sex trafficking minors a felony.” By Grace Abels • May 5, 2025 JD Vance stated on April 1, 2025 a post on X Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia “was a convicted MS-13 gang member.” By Louis Jacobson • April 2, 2025 Susan Crawford stated on March 12, 2025 TV debate "Brad Schimel said that he wanted to be part of Donald Trump's support network." By D.L. Davis • March 28, 2025 Load More Latest Articles Recording immigration agents in public is a constitutional right. Here’s what to know By Maria Ramirez Uribe • February 4, 2026 ¿Cuáles son tus derechos legales en caso de un encuentro con ICE? By Louis Jacobson • January 29, 2026 What legal rights do you have in encounters with ICE? By Louis Jacobson • January 22, 2026 Fact-checking Trump text about whether Denmark has a ‘right of ownership’ to Greenland By Grace Abels • January 20, 2026 Investigation of Fed chief Jerome Powell: What Trump has said about him since April 2025 By Louis Jacobson • January 12, 2026 Is the War Powers Resolution unconstitutional, as President Donald Trump says? By Louis Jacobson • January 9, 2026 Trump administration sets its sights on Greenland after Venezuela. How does Denmark factor in? By Louis Jacobson, Madison Czopek • January 8, 2026 Was Trump required to notify Congress in advance about Venezuela operation? By Louis Jacobson • January 7, 2026 ¿Cuáles son los cargos contra Nicolás Maduro? ¿Cómo puede EEUU acusar a políticos extranjeros? By Amy Sherman, Maria Ramirez Uribe • January 7, 2026 What are the charges against Venezuela’s Maduro? How can the US indict foreign politicians? By Amy Sherman, Maria Ramirez Uribe • January 5, 2026 Fact-checking Donald Trump following U.S. attacks on Venezuela and capture of Nicolás Maduro By Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe • January 3, 2026 Trump declares fentanyl a weapon of mass destruction. What does that mean? By Louis Jacobson • December 17, 2025 Trump’s posts on Brown shooting, Reiner killing highlight a rush to post before facts are known By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • December 15, 2025 Who decides when genocide has occurred? The long legal process hinges on proving intent By Grace Abels, Madison Czopek • December 12, 2025 How Florida compares with the US on the death penalty By Samantha Putterman • November 21, 2025 Donald Trump said Democrats’ call to military amounts to sedition. Experts say that’s doubtful By Louis Jacobson • November 20, 2025 ‘We have nothing to hide.’ How Donald Trump shifted on releasing the Jeffrey Epstein files By Amy Sherman • November 17, 2025 The Epstein files, Trump and Congress: What happens next? By Louis Jacobson • November 13, 2025 Can the US government strip Zohran Mamdani of his citizenship? By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Samantha Putterman • November 7, 2025 How do you get rid of the filibuster? Trump has called for an end, but it wouldn’t be easy By Louis Jacobson • November 4, 2025 Latest promises about Legal Issues Donald Trump Commute the sentence of “Silk Road” website operator Ross Ulbricht Trump issues pardon for Silk Road dark web marketplace creator Ross Ulbricht | January 23, 2025 Donald Trump Pardon people convicted of crimes related to the storming the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 Trump pardons people convicted of Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot offenses | January 21, 2025 Donald Trump Increase liability protections for police officers January 19, 2025 Joe Biden Restore ACA’s contraception mandate Promise Broken: Biden proposed rules to expand contraception coverage, but none were finalized | January 8, 2025 Joe Biden Create a pathway to citizenship for nearly 11 million people Biden broke his promise to provide citizenship to millions of immigrants in the U.S. illegally | December 18, 2024 Joe Biden Double number of immigration judges and staff Joe Biden hired more immigration judges, but didn’t double their ranks | December 6, 2024 Joe Biden Prevent the White House from interfering in federal investigations and prosecutions Joe Biden’s pardon of Hunter Biden counters yearslong distance from Justice Department prosecutions | December 3, 2024 Joe Biden Nominate the first Black woman to U.S. Supreme Court Senate confirms Ketanji Brown Jackson for Supreme Court | April 7, 2022 Joe Biden Immediately rescind the “Muslim bans” Joe Biden signs proclamation revoking Trump’s travel ban | January 21, 2021 Donald Trump Open up libel laws Trump failed to ‘open up our libel laws’ | January 14, 2021 Donald Trump Appoint a special prosecutor to investigate Hillary Clinton No special counsel was ever appointed to investigate Hillary Clinton | July 15, 2020 Barack Obama Increase protections for whistleblowers Gains for ordinary workers, mixed bag for intel staffers | October 13, 2016 Latest promises about Legal Issues
