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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums"I pulled those numbers directly out of your corporate reports."
Is there no penalty for blatant lying during official Congressional proceedings?
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"I pulled those numbers directly out of your corporate reports." (Original Post)
moondust
Sep 2015
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spanone
(141,617 posts)1. obviously not.
Mika
(17,751 posts)2. Only the witness has to take the oath. eom
dae
(3,396 posts)3. BS Crazy GOP Congressmen are exempt. n/t
Ghost of Tom Joad
(1,443 posts)4. he would probably blame it
on one of his interns anyway
Orrex
(67,111 posts)5. Not if you own Congress.
brush
(61,033 posts)6. Glad her lawyers where on the ball
They alerted her that that material was from a winger, anti-Planned Parenthood source.
When she told that scum bag he pulled back quickly from his lie with his tail between his legs.
annabanana
(52,804 posts)8. The timing of his charge and her retort
was the very BEST thing I've seen come out of any of their so-called hearings in YEARS!
It was delicious.
hvn_nbr_2
(6,793 posts)7. I have no clue what this thread is about. nt
annabanana
(52,804 posts)9. here ya go
moondust
(21,286 posts)10. Thanks for the link, anna!
GusBob
(8,249 posts)11. He pulled them out of his ass, then lied again:
' we will get to the truth on this matter'
meow2u3
(25,250 posts)12. You took the words right off my keyboard
If I were Cecile Richards, I'd have told Chaffetz (sp?) that he pulled those numbers out of his ass--right during the hearing.
Rex
(65,616 posts)13. None. The rule of law only applies to us little people.
You sit in a certain chair, never a fear of a court day need be made.