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SeattleVet

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14. You don't have to be under oath to run afoul of the law.

Reply to LakeSuperiorView (Original post)

Sat Jan 12, 2019, 07:52 PM

Jan 2019

"Under the United States Code, title 18, section 1001, a person who knowingly or willingly makes a material statement that is false, or fraudulent, to the feds, is guilty of a crime. What comes as a surprise to many is that unlike section 1621, section 1001 does not require that a person be under oath."

https://blogs.findlaw.com/blotter/2017/03/what-are-the-penalties-for-lying-to-congress.html

I can only imagine what a beautiful sight it would be, seeing him placed into handcuffs and frogmarched off in the middle of the SOTU to be prosecuted for the lies that he was spewing!

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Should the State of the Union Address be considered "under oath"? [View all] LakeSuperiorView Jan 2019 OP

30 minutes of complete silence? guillaumeb Jan 2019 #1

Members of Congress, distingushed guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, - I plead the fifth. LakeSuperiorView Jan 2019 #3

Perfect. guillaumeb Jan 2019 #4

We expect the truth. But Trump cant help himself. pwb Jan 2019 #2

Maybe Congress should just ask for a written statement Buckeyeblue Jan 2019 #5

We need somebody to pull a Joe Wilson! Va Lefty Jan 2019 #6

On one hand I don't want democrats to behave the way republicans do. johnp3907 Jan 2019 #12

I think it was. It keeps rerunning in my mind all these years later, too. Judi Lynn Jan 2019 #15

Will Putin be in balcony with Melania? nt DURHAM D Jan 2019 #7

No. That's a pretty silly suggestion. PoindexterOglethorpe Jan 2019 #8

Do you have anything to bring to the conversation other than insults? LakeSuperiorView Jan 2019 #9

Sometimes it's just snark. Igel Jan 2019 #10

Thank you Igel. PoindexterOglethorpe Jan 2019 #16

No, of course not. And a SOTU speech isn't even required. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2019 #11

WHY? He's already taken the oath of office,, benld74 Jan 2019 #13

You don't have to be under oath to run afoul of the law. SeattleVet Jan 2019 #14