1. Crime Statistics Under the Trump Administration (as claimed in the text)
Murder rates dropped ~20% nationwide from 2024 to 2025.
Cities cited with major decreases:

Chicago: –30%
New York City: –20%
Birmingham: –49%
Albuquerque: –32%
Baltimore: –31%
Atlanta: –26%
Oakland: –33%
Washington, D.C.: –31% (after National Guard deployment)
Other crimes that have decreased in 2025:

Motor vehicle theft: –25%
Robbery: –18%
Aggravated assaults: –8%
FBI Director’s reported statistics included:

Violent crime arrests up 100%
Gang disruptions up 210%
Major increases in fentanyl seizures, child victim rescues, predator arrests, and espionage arrests.

2. Drug Overdose Deaths
A 21% drop in overdose deaths from 2024 to 2025:

2024: ~91,694 deaths
2025: ~72,836 deaths
Approx. 19,000 fewer overdose deaths attributed to:

99% reduction in illegal border crossings
Increased drug‑trafficker interdiction
Border and cartel enforcement operations

3. Media Coverage Criticism
Mainstream media downplays or avoids covering these crime and overdose statistics because they’re positive for Trump.
They argue media outlets attempt to disconnect improvements from administration policies.

4. Accusations Against Democrats
Democrats misreported or reclassified crime statistics to make numbers appear better before elections.
Democratic-led cities or governments artificially adjusted categories of crime.

5. Jack Smith & Abuse-of-Power Allegations
Conducting politically motivated prosecutions of Donald Trump.
Subpoenaing toll/phone records of:

Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy
Nine U.S. Senators
Additional House members
Allegedly violating the Constitution’s Speech or Debate Clause.
Allegedly obtaining non-disclosure orders to hide his subpoenas from targets and the public.
Testifying poorly under questioning by Rep. Jim Jordan and Rep. Brandon Gill.
Accused of:

Using unreliable witnesses (e.g., Cassidy Hutchinson)
Making false statements to obtain judicial approvals
Targeting political opponents in ways compared to abuses greater than Watergate.

6. January 6 Committee & Cassidy Hutchinson
Hutchinson is an unreliable witness whose testimony was:

Second- or third-hand
Contradicted by Secret Service witnesses
Still heavily relied on (185 times in the Jan. 6 report)
She fabricated stories, including one involving Senator Ted Cruz

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1. Crime Statistics Under the Trump Administration (as claimed in the text)
<ul>
<li>Murder rates dropped ~20% nationwide from 2024 to 2025.</li>
<li>Cities cited with major decreases:
<ul>
<li>Chicago: &ndash;30%</li>
<li>New York City: &ndash;20%</li>
<li>Birmingham: &ndash;49%</li>
<li>Albuquerque: &ndash;32%</li>
<li>Baltimore: &ndash;31%</li>
<li>Atlanta: &ndash;26%</li>
<li>Oakland: &ndash;33%</li>
<li>Washington, D.C.: &ndash;31% (after National Guard deployment)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Other crimes that have decreased in 2025:
<ul>
<li>Motor vehicle theft: &ndash;25%</li>
<li>Robbery: &ndash;18%</li>
<li>Aggravated assaults: &ndash;8%</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>FBI Director&rsquo;s reported statistics included:
<ul>
<li>Violent crime arrests up 100%</li>
<li>Gang disruptions up 210%</li>
<li>Major increases in fentanyl seizures, child victim rescues, predator arrests, and espionage arrests.</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
2. Drug Overdose Deaths
<ul>
<li>A 21% drop in overdose deaths from 2024 to 2025:
<ul>
<li>2024: ~91,694 deaths</li>
<li>2025: ~72,836 deaths</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Approx. 19,000 fewer overdose deaths attributed to:
<ul>
<li>99% reduction in illegal border crossings</li>
<li>Increased drug‑trafficker interdiction</li>
<li>Border and cartel enforcement operations</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
3. Media Coverage Criticism
<ul>
<li>Mainstream media downplays or avoids covering these crime and overdose statistics because they&rsquo;re positive for Trump.</li>
<li>They argue media outlets attempt to disconnect improvements from administration policies.</li>
</ul>
4. Accusations Against Democrats
<ul>
<li>Democrats misreported or reclassified crime statistics to make numbers appear better before elections.</li>
<li>Democratic-led cities or governments artificially adjusted categories of crime.</li>
</ul>
5. Jack Smith &amp; Abuse-of-Power Allegations
<ul>
<li>Conducting politically motivated prosecutions of Donald Trump.</li>
<li>Subpoenaing toll/phone records of:
<ul>
<li>Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy</li>
<li>Nine U.S. Senators</li>
<li>Additional House members</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Allegedly violating the Constitution&rsquo;s Speech or Debate Clause.</li>
<li>Allegedly obtaining non-disclosure orders to hide his subpoenas from targets and the public.</li>
<li>Testifying poorly under questioning by Rep. Jim Jordan and Rep. Brandon Gill.</li>
<li>Accused of:
<ul>
<li>Using unreliable witnesses (e.g., Cassidy Hutchinson)</li>
<li>Making false statements to obtain judicial approvals</li>
<li>Targeting political opponents in ways compared to abuses greater than Watergate.</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
6. January 6 Committee &amp; Cassidy Hutchinson
<ul>
<li>Hutchinson is an unreliable witness whose testimony was:
<ul>
<li>Second- or third-hand</li>
<li>Contradicted by Secret Service witnesses</li>
<li>Still heavily relied on (185 times in the Jan. 6 report)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>She fabricated stories, including one involving Senator Ted Cruz</li>
</ul>
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