Ex-Bush ethics lawyer: Use lie detectors on the White House press secretary

[turbinetree]

Source: The Hill

A former ethics lawyer under former President George W. Bush thinks that if the Trump administration wants to start using lie detectors they should start with the White House press secretary.

“The place will light up like a disco!” Richard Painter tweeted on Friday night.

White House counselor Kellyanne Conway said Friday the Justice Department might consider using lie detector tests to find out who has been leaking information to media from within the Trump administration.

“They may, they may not,” she told Fox News. “There are many different ways to discover who is leaking.”

Her remark followed Attorney General Jeff Sessions announcing a government-wide crackdown on leakers. Leaks have plagued the administration since Trump took office, often releasing damaging information to the press.

Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the new White House press secretary, this week pledged she would not lie from the podium.

Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/345433-ex-bush-ethics-lawyer-use-lie-detectors-on-the-white-house

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And the baptist ministers daughter said that she would pledge not to lie from the podium


Well that did not last long, Sanders, it really didn't..................

[Archae]

1. There's no such thing as a "lie detector."

Polygraphs are as accurate as Tarot cards for finding out truth or lies.

But...the myth still is out there.

[turbinetree]

2. I still can't get over the fact that this Sanders character said that when she

stands behind the podium she does not lie and says it with a straight face, that is dangerous within its self..................

[Archae]

3. yeah, she reminds me of the Emily Litella character played by Gilda Radner.

"Never mind..."

Trump himself reminds me of Jon Lovitz's character from about 30 years ago, "The Pathological Liar."

The humor in those sketches was the reactions of those around him, they actually believed his lies, as bad as they were.

"Yeah! Yeah, that's the ticket!"

Trump's groupies are like that.

[turbinetree]

4. Good references

[rock]

9. They're as accurate as a

Shiny new dime!

[barbtries]

5. yeah

hook her up for the press conferences. i watched her for awhile yesterday and she lies constantly.

[not fooled]

6. She's lying for Jeebus

so it's A-OK. The phony X-tians think dump is dog's messenger to enact their twisted agenda, so they excuse all the bearing false witness and other scummy behavior.

[diva77]

7. Free lie detector app by Net Unlimited

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/truth-and-lie-detector-scanner-test/id1113503715?mt=8

I wonder what happens if there are too many lies detected -- does the app crash?? If so, then avoid using this one with press sec'y!

[Doug the Dem]

8. Hell, use 'em on Everyone Connected to this Administration!

https://i.giphy.com/media/gK6eVhX16J63m/giphy.mp4

[raven mad]

10. This is becoming priceless........... just the lies alone they get caught in -

added to the bigotry, lack of knowledge of our Justice system, etc. etc.....



Bring on the clowns , including the Dunce in Chief.

[KelleyKramer]

11. "this week pledged she would not lie from the podium."

That is the funniest thing I have read all week

I hope everyone in the room moved away from her when she said it... you know, to avoid the lightning strike!

[Doug the Dem]

12. Original

I'll give Painter that much.

[EvilAL]

13. will probably look something like this.