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In her closing argument to voters on Tuesday night, Vice President Kamala Harris characterized her Republican opponent as a “petty tyrant,” motivated by vengeance and past grievances, and presented herself as the candidate of the future, motivated by a “to-do list.”

Since ascending to the top of the Democratic ticket in July, Ms. Harris has hewed closely to scripted talking points and stuck to the facts, delivering far fewer half-truths than former President Donald J. Trump and even fewer outright falsehoods.

Her speech Tuesday night on the Ellipse in Washington, days before the election, and her remarks in the closing days of the campaign have underscored those differences, as she repeatedly and accurately highlights her rival’s own words and the opinions of his former advisers that Mr. Trump is a fascist. On some occasions though, she has been less accurate or omitted context when describing social and border policy and statistics.

True. Mr. Trump has threatened to weaponize the Justice Department against political foes. He has also repeatedly vowed to issue full pardons to those who participated in the attack on the Capitol.

Mr. Trump said in 2023 that he would appoint “a real special prosecutor to go after” President Biden and his family, and said in June that he would have “every right to go after” his rivals, including Mr. Biden.

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