The congressman from Salem, Massachusetts, just hilariously fact-checked Trump's 'witch hunt' claim

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Witch House in Salem, Massachusetts.
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President Trump is feeling targeted. Following this week's tornado of news reports related to his campaign's alleged ties to Russia, the president took to Twitter on Thursday morning to claim that he is the victim of the "single greatest witch hunt of a politician in American history!"

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Jeva Lange
Jeva Lange

Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.