jimnyc
07-24-2017, 01:54 PM
Absolutely and stunningly hilarious! CNN is printing this and it's all about Kushner and maybe others.
WHERE IN THE WORLD WERE THEY when Hillary was lying? LOL
Look, I'm not saying that ANYONE should be allowed to lie to congress. But at least TRY to act like you are reporting the news and not being partisan hacks. This is the VERY SAME media agency that helped Hillary CHEAT during the primaries, and couldn't have cared less if she lied to congress or America as a whole.
Perhaps if Hillary was convicted as Petraeus was, this would have more meaning coming from them. And it sounds like she should be in prison for a minimum of 5 years.
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Lying to Congress can put you in jail, even if you're not under oath
(CNN)The President's eldest son (Donald Trump Jr.) son-in-law (Jared Kushner) and former campaign chairman (Paul Manafort) are sitting down with the staff and members of several Senate committees, but sources tell CNN some of the meetings will be behind closed doors and not under oath.
But even if the men don't raise their right hand before speaking, they still have to tell the truth.
Federal law makes it a crime to "knowingly and willfully" give "materially" false statements to Congress, even if unsworn -- which is not to be confused with the more general crime of perjury for lying under oath.
The consequences for either crime are serious: one can face up to five years in prison.
Like many criminal statutes, however, proving a witness "knowingly" sought to mislead sets a high bar for prosecution -- meaning the omission can't be merely a mistake or accident. And the "materiality" requirement means the false statement has to actually matter -- i.e., a tendency to influence the listener.
Rest here - http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/24/politics/penalty-for-lying-to-congress/index.html
WHERE IN THE WORLD WERE THEY when Hillary was lying? LOL
Look, I'm not saying that ANYONE should be allowed to lie to congress. But at least TRY to act like you are reporting the news and not being partisan hacks. This is the VERY SAME media agency that helped Hillary CHEAT during the primaries, and couldn't have cared less if she lied to congress or America as a whole.
Perhaps if Hillary was convicted as Petraeus was, this would have more meaning coming from them. And it sounds like she should be in prison for a minimum of 5 years.
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Lying to Congress can put you in jail, even if you're not under oath
(CNN)The President's eldest son (Donald Trump Jr.) son-in-law (Jared Kushner) and former campaign chairman (Paul Manafort) are sitting down with the staff and members of several Senate committees, but sources tell CNN some of the meetings will be behind closed doors and not under oath.
But even if the men don't raise their right hand before speaking, they still have to tell the truth.
Federal law makes it a crime to "knowingly and willfully" give "materially" false statements to Congress, even if unsworn -- which is not to be confused with the more general crime of perjury for lying under oath.
The consequences for either crime are serious: one can face up to five years in prison.
Like many criminal statutes, however, proving a witness "knowingly" sought to mislead sets a high bar for prosecution -- meaning the omission can't be merely a mistake or accident. And the "materiality" requirement means the false statement has to actually matter -- i.e., a tendency to influence the listener.
Rest here - http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/24/politics/penalty-for-lying-to-congress/index.html