By Tribune Staff

Ever since the 2024 presidential campaign was dramatically changed by the exit of Joe Biden and the entrance of Kamala Harris as the presumptive Democratic nominee, Donald Trump’s usual lying rhetoric has shifted. Now it is Harris rather than Biden who’s the target of the standard Trump lies and inaccurate bluster. Along with calling her “evil” and “the most liberal, leftist candidate in history” he’s also claimed (along with some of his media flunkies) that Harris engaged in an extramarital affair with former San Francisco Mayor and State Assembly Speaker Willie Brown. Brown gave Harris two key political appointments that launched her career.

But the truth is Harris dated Brown for a period of time between 1994 and 1995. In his capacity as speaker, Brown appointed her to two political posts — first, to the California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board, and then to the Medical Assistance Commission. But although Brown was technically still married during the time period he dated Harris, he had been estranged from his wife Blanche Brown for more than a decade. Harris’ first successful run for office in 2003 happened well after the relationship ended, and Harris has long distanced herself from Brown and that period.

Compare that to the lengthy Trump PROVEN track record of offenses. Start with him being found guilty of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records to cover up an alleged extramarital affair with a porn star. A jury heard the evidence and...

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