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Originally posted by Spanky
Is lying to Congress a crime? I know that at a congressional hearing you are put under oath, but in general, is lying to congress a crime? I mean if a Congressman stands up in Congress and says something, if he lies, is he committing perjury?
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Under the False Statements Act, I would think so. But if you want me to research this we'll need to open a billing file.
But, since you are so convinced that prosecuting Clinton would have saved the integrity of the judicial process -- don't you think lying to Congress -- intentionally telling Congress something false in order to procure support for a policy -- should be a serious crime? Or is cynicism about our legislative process acceptable?
