Joe Manchin went on Talkline with Hoppy Kercheval this morning and was asked about his shady hotel deal. It seems that Manchin forgot which lie he was most recently using to dodge questions on his tax delinquent, deadbeat business, as Manchin decided to go with a story that has already been debunked.
Manchin told Kercheval that he did not have information about his hotel investment because it was part of a blind trust. This blatant lie is easily debunked simply by looking at Manchin’s personal financial disclosure. Manchin’s disclosure forms do, in fact, list a blind trust, the Joseph Manchin III Qualified Blind Trust, with $250,001-$500,000 in assets. But separately listed is his hotel company, AA Property (misreported as AA Properties), a business entity with a value of $50,001-$100,000, for which Manchin lists himself personally as a Member. Manchin’s blind trust lie has already been reported on by Brad McElhinny of Metro News in August, so Manchin’s repeated use of it to mislead is particularly brazen.
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“Joe Manchin has been dodging questions on his involvement with this tax delinquent, deadbeat business for months, but today’s repeated lies are beyond the pale,” said NRSC Spokesman Bob Salera. “It’s time for Joe Manchin to stop lying to West Virginians and come clean on his shady hotel investment.”