Is Sarah Huckabee Sanders At Risk Of Going To Jail?......

[global1]

On practically a daily basis she lies from her podium in the WH to shield Trump. Could she wind up in jail for that? Or would she plead that she was just doing her job?

If she has any semblance of decency - she should probably resign from her job. I believe she has kids. If she is at risk of winding up in jail - she's not much of a mother if she continues lying for Trump.

[Sneederbunk]

1. Hope so.

[Soxfan58]

2. Not only jail

[Dave Starsky]

3. I don't think it's against the law to be a lying idiot.

She wouldn't have gotten this far in life if it were.

[lagomorph777]

5. Likely not a very useful idiot, so won't be offered a plea deal.

But you never know...

Maybe she's already cooperating....

[PoliticAverse]

4. For her lies as press secretary? No. n/t

[global1]

8. Wouldn't She Be Considered As Part Of A Cover-Up Operation?....nt

[PoliticAverse]

18. Not unless she was actively involved in a conspiracy to obstruct justice.

No one seriously suggested Nixon's press secretary be charged with a crime for repeating the falsehoods
that the administration fed him.

But if she's part of meetings where "obstruction of justice" is being planned and she's participating in the planning
she could be at risk.

[DetroitLegalBeagle]

20. No

Government officials generally enjoy immunity from anything that stems from their official duties provided they did not violate Constitutional or statutory law. Realistically, the only way she could face charges is if she lied under oath or to investigators.

[brush]

25. Distortion of the public record can be charged as obstruction of justice.

[onenote]

31. Really? You have a legal cite for that contention?

[brush]

34. A legal expert on MSNBC stated that yesterday. When you think about it, the WH press...

conference is the public record. It should be true.

[Abouttime]

27. She will end up in jail, you are wrong

Once tRump is removed we will have tribunals, Ms Huckabee will be charged along with the rest of the trump administration with treason.
These people are the modern day equivalent of the nazis, they will be dealt with harshly.

[jberryhill]

28. "We will have tribunals"

I see. And these will be conducted pursuant to what rules?

[sarisataka]

35. Perhaps we can create

our own Revolutionary Tribunal. I believe the last one was very useful for eliminating people.

[onenote]

32. Oooh...let's get rid of due process while we're at it.

Can't believe I'm reading this shit on DU.

[sarisataka]

36. I think the French model

would be more applicable

[democratisphere]

6. Before or after the polygraph test?

Yes.

[gratuitous]

7. She's too pretty to go to prison

At least, that's what I'm guessing she tells herself.

[HipChick]

9. I hope so...LOCK HER UP!

[C_U_L8R]

10. Theres a point

Where her lies become obstruction. I’d hope.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

11. For lying? No, unless if it's under oath.

Freedom of Speech generally includes the freedom to bullshit, irrespective of the truth.

[PoliticAverse]

21. Not if you lie to the the police or FBI (even if not under oath). Then it's obstruction of justice

or "making false statements".

See:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obstruction_of_justice
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Making_false_statements

[Raster]

12. Good lord, I hope so!

Maybe Mueller can get her father also... you know, collateral damage.

[samnsara]

13. wait til she gets the 'call' to go in for an 'interview'...

[treestar]

14. No, since she is not lying under oath

most of us would take a reputation hit that might put us in the poorhouse, but not her. She'll get a book deal or an assignment at a think tank.

[Dulcinea]

15. When the going gets tough...

...Mrs. Potato Head will quit to spend more time with her family.

[SCantiGOP]

16. good grief

Lying is not a crime unless you do it under oath or to law enforcement. Let's stay rational here.

[brooklynite]

17. Lying is not against the law...even if you work for the Government.

She is not under oath, and she is not talking to law enforcement.

[Hornedfrog1985]

19. Even if its to coverup a scandal?

If they can prove she knew of crimes, and she went out there to misslead she very well could be a co conspirator.

[JenniferJuniper]

22. She's definitely going straight to HELL!

[Mr. Ected]

23. If she is a witness to any alleged crime

She could be called to testify. If she lies under oath, she would be guilty of perjury, and perhaps obstruction of justice.

Lying to the press corps in and of itself is not criminal. It's antithetical to the Constitution and everything we stand for, but unfortunately, that was the USA of the past. The new USA allows for 2 realities, regardless of verity.

[cheyanne]

24. If she called for someone, like an ESPN reporter, to be fired, she could be

indicted. It's a federal crime for an official to influence some one's job for partisan reasons.

Of course, the president may not be covered by the statute.

[onenote]

33. It would be impossible to prove the call for Harris to be fired was for "partisan" reasons

It was based on what she said, not her political party affiliation.

[Laffy Kat]

26. You could say that about the men, too, about the kids.

Right?

[kacekwl]

29. Her daddy will nominate her for sainthood.

She can already walk on swamp water.

[onenote]

30. No. Period.