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1.) Some of the people he was talking to were taken to Heaven or elsewhere before they died.

Mat 16:24 Then Jesus said to His disciples....
Mat 16:28 Assuredly, I say to you, there are some standing here who shall not taste death till they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom."

Who is standing there? Who is he talking to? His disciples. What is going to happen. They are going to "see" the son of man coming in his kingdom".

What happens next?

Mat 17:1 Now after six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John his brother, led them up on a high mountain by themselves;

He takes some disciples (some who are standing there) up a mountain.

Mat 17:2 and He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light.

Jesus appears to them IN A VISION (we'll look at that later) in the form he'll be in the kingdom of heaven...in the future.

Mat 17:3 And behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking with Him.

Moses and Elijah, in this FUTURE vision, are seen.

Mat 17:8 When they had lifted up their eyes, they saw no one but Jesus only.
Mat 17:9 Now as they came down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them, saying, "Tell the vision to no one until the Son of Man is risen from the dead."

So what happened? Jesus said SOME of his disciples wouldn't have to die to see Jesus coming into his kingdom. Right after that SOME of his disciples saw in a vision Jesus coming into the kingdom in a vision. Jesus told the truth. The scripture is true.

They saw Him, God and all the angels judging every man?

“For the Son of Man is going to come in the glory of His Father with His angels, and will then repay every man according to his deeds. Truly I say to you, there are some of those who are standing here who will not taste death until they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom.“

Truly I say to you is an affirmation of both statements. At least it reads that way.

While I agree that the half you posted fits. The previous doesn’t.

Actually on second thought it doesn’t fit. Why say “some of you will not taste death?” If he was speaking of the crucifixion and resurrection. None of them were dead then.