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Kaleva

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58. Making false statement to Congress is a crime even when not under oath

Sat Dec 14, 2024, 07:59 AM

Dec 14

The penalty is the same for when making false statements to Congress under oath

But as we have seen, it's rarely prosecuted.

And as one can't prove a negative, how can it be proved beyond a reasonable doubt that these people were knowingly lying?

I could testify to Congress either under oath or not that I have a personal relationship with God and that I talk to him everyday and I couldn't be charged with a crime because Congress nor anyone else could prove that God doesn't exist and therefore I was lying .

So these witnesses were probably well aware that they could make up shit and easily get away with it

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