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Commentary: Trump's singularly remarkable achievement: Lying copiously

So who had April 26 in the office pool for when President Donald Trump would utter his 10,000th lie? (Checks files: Dang, I had April 15.)

The Washington Post has been tracking all of Trump's "false and misleading claims," and by its tally, Trump

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