They know they are lying and they don’t care. Those who choose to believe this nonsense know it isn’t true but they don’t care either.
I’ve had discussions with people who fervently cling to the idea that Trump didn’t sufficiently delineate between torch-carriers and “good people.” They deny the proof that the transcript shows and they deny the proof of the audio.
Hopeless cases, all.
... how long before the "torch-carriers" are all outed as FIBbers. Maybe that Tony Seruga guy can shed some light on this.