Trump news: The DOJ says it’s saved 258 million lives. I asked them what that’s based on.

Key Claim: Lives Saved

Attorney General Pam Bondi asserted that the Trump administration saved 258 million lives during its first 100 days in office. This claim is based on the amount of fentanyl seized by the Department of Justice (DOJ).

Methodology

The DOJ's calculation is presented as follows:

• 1 kg of fentanyl * 0.1518 (purity) * 1000 (grams/kg) / 0.002 (lethal dose) = lethal doses
• 3400 kg of fentanyl seized * calculation = 258,060,000 lethal doses

The 119 million figure previously cited excluded FBI seizures.

Criticisms

The article raises several points for further investigation:

• Consistency of purity levels across all seized fentanyl.
• Uniformity of lethal dose across the population.
• Feasibility of distributing 258 million lethal doses within 100 days.

The article concludes with a skeptical tone, questioning the validity and implications of the DOJ's claims.