General Discussion

And then I thought "I wouldn't have said it if it were allegations", but apparently, in this case, I fooled myself. Turns out my brain registered "highly disturbing allegations" as being a strong statement of truth, so I was easily convinced he said "evidence" when you said he said "evidence"

Plus I read over coverage of the Bondi hearings just the other day, wherein he said “there is evidence that Trump, similar to Prince Andrew, went to parties with Epstein.” and I guess him using the word evidence there may've stuck a little bit.

SO, I was WRONG on that point of fact, and YOU my friend have caught me out!

In any case, my main thought from the start was just that Ted Lieu is stepping into a trap here, and I didn't want him to. He used the more accurate word, as you say, but the overall tenor is that "these allegations should be taken seriously" (and he's repeated it few times now), hence urging the press to look into it, and I thought that could cause him problems. Whether he said evidence or allegations, it's still a bogus case.

Other Dems I perhaps wouldn't have mentioned it, but Ted Lieu has been a paragon of accuracy and integrity, IMHO.