Does Trump Ever Tell the Truth?

Guess what? Donald Trump has actually found a judge that he likes. This particular gentleman happens to be the Appellate judge who today gave Trump more time to post bond in his New York civil fraud case, as well as reducing the amount that he needs to post while the case goes to appeal.

Trump came out of the courtroom and actually said that he ‘respected’ the decision and would abide by the requirement to put up the necessary cash at the required time. He then, of course, took another swipe at the judge who imposed the initial fine, and managed to mispronounce Judge Engoron’s last name.

Trump then went on a brief rant (for him) stating that the decision against him was just another example of why New York City is in such a state of decline with businesses going to new locations out of town and a ‘terrible’ increase in crime.

I found Trump’s claim about New York being chick-full of criminality because thanks to the New York Police Department database, this is a very easy issue to verify just in case Trump is actually telling the truth.

But don’t worry — he’s not. His claim that crime is ‘overwhelming’ the city isn’t even close.

Here are the stats for New York City crimes comparing January 2023 to January 2024: