Trump's election fraud lie has cost taxpayers $519 million -- and his tab is still rising: report [View all]
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By Bob Brigham
Published February 06, 2021
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Donald Trump's lie about election fraud hasn't only cost lives, it has also cost taxpayers over half a billion dollars according to a new analysis by The Washington Post.
"President Donald Trump's onslaught of falsehoods about the November election misled millions of Americans, undermined faith in the electoral system, sparked a deadly riot — and has now left taxpayers with a large, and growing, bill. The total so far: $519 million," the newspaper reported Saturday.
"The costs have mounted daily as government agencies at all levels have been forced to devote public funds to respond to actions taken by Trump and his supporters, according to a Washington Post review of local, state and federal spending records, as well as interviews with government officials. The expenditures include legal fees prompted by dozens of fruitless lawsuits, enhanced security in response to death threats against poll workers, and costly repairs needed after the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol. That attack triggered the expensive massing of thousands of National Guard troops on the streets of Washington amid fears of additional extremist violence," the newspaper explained.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-taxpayers/
Somehow I really believe that he should have to re-pay the taxpayers of this country, like severing his taxpayer retirement, secret service detail, health care, the whole shebang............... 
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