Alternative Fact
“But when you look at what happened, the extent the prosecution had to go through to line up the dominos to bring a conviction on charges that had never been brought against anybody in the state of NY, ever. I mean, Representative Schiff said the judge should impose the penalty as any other case like this would be imposed. It has never happened before. It has never even happened.”
Gov. Chris Sununu, CNN State of the Union, 6/2/2024, misinforming viewers into thinking the case against Trump for falsifying business records in New York City had never been brought against anyone before Trump.
Fact
See Survey of Past New York Felony Prosecutions for Falsifying Business Records in JustSecurity.org, which summarizes the numerous past felony charges in NYC for falsifying business records.
The new Republicans never let the facts get in the way of a good misinformation effort.