These days, lying by MAGA politicians has become normalized. The new normal emerged in January 2017, when President Trump reportedly directed Sean Spicer, then White House Press Secretary, to tell reporters that the crowd witnessing the inauguration, which had been estimated at a comparatively sparse 200,000 people, was the largest in American history, period. Spicer added that “attempts to lessen the enthusiasm of the inauguration are shameful and wrong.” When NBC News journalist Chuck Todd subsequently asked why Spicer lied about such an insignificant issue in his first appearance before the press, White House Counselor Kellyanne Conway replied, “You’re saying...