Frank Doubles Down: Fund Is ‘Congenital And Habitual Liar’
by Zachary Roth
TPM Muckraker
We told you earlier about the spat between Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) and Wall Street Journal columnist John Fund, which was triggered by Fund’s erroneous claim that Frank has been working on a “universal voter registration” bill.
As we reported, Fund is continuing to claim that Frank supports the concept of universal voter registration, which Fund says would overturn state laws and undermine safeguards designed to protect against vote fraud.
And that has Frank teed off all over again.
In a new statement to TPMmuckraker, Frank said:
I have to amend my description of John Fund. He is not only a liar; he is a congenital and habitual liar. Instead of simply acknowledging publicly that he made up a story about me that has not basis in fact, Fund now says that even if I did not literally co-sponsor the fictitious legislation that I really do support the principles behind such a bill if it were to exist. He makes this statement, like his first one, with no evidence whatsoever.
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