 When focus shifted to his role in the 1941 Rebellion, Trifa denied his involvement, despite being confronted with evidence (sent by the Romanian government), including a photo of him in an Iron Guard uniform and texts of his pro-Nazi speeches and articles.He claimed he was not ashamed of his past, as he had no alternatives and he did what he thought was best for the Romanian people, and attributed authorship of his 1941 inflammatory speeches to other persons.He nevertheless admitted having lied to American authorities upon entering the United States.