Doesn't a "perjury trap" need an actual lie to work? [View all]

[Ohioboy]

I may not understand everything at all times, but I'm pretty sure the telling of a falsehood is the responsibility of the person telling the falsehood and not the person hearing it.

As I understand it, this whole "Flynn was entrapped" thing is based on discussions between FBI agents talking about getting Flynn to lie. Well, isn't that what law enforcement does all the time, try to get people to contradict themselves and find out where their stories fall apart? If a lie is told, even under casual questioning, is it not grounds to probe further? Why wouldn't the FBI talk about getting him to lie?

What am I missing?