WATCH: Maddow Catches Trump Doc Trumping Up His Credentials

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With help from a viewer, an obviously delighted Rachel Maddow discovered on Thursday that Donald Trump’s doctor exaggerated his credentials in the signature of his letter about the Republican nominee’s health.

Harold Bornstein is the gastroenterologist who declared Trump “will be the healthiest individual ever elected to the presidency.” He was once a fellow at the American College of Gastroenterologists, and signed his letter vouching for Trump’s good health using an abbreviation still defining him as a fellow at the association.

But Bornstein’s membership with the group lapsed in 1995, Maddow learned.

When asked by MSNBC about using the title in his signature without maintaining membership, Bornstein said that the title “has no value” but that he will continue to use it.

Watch the segment via MSNBC:

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