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Why do you think there won't be repercussions?

Because we have spent the last 6 years watching dozens and dozens of bad actors get away with it, and never facing repercussion and we have become incredibly cynical of anyone wealthy ever facing justice.

In this case it's too soon to tell what's going to happen; he could still have additional consequences for the perjury.

Link to one of these past perjury situations where there were no repercussions?

It does happen sometimes. My personal favorite example is this guy. I recommend search terms like "james clapper perjury congress". If this fish never got fried in the biggest pan of all, what chance do these little chefs have?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Clapper

See:

https://jonathanturley.org/2013/07/03/perjury-by-permission-...

https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/01/19/james-clap...

https://apnews.com/article/business-33a88feb083ea35515de3c73...

Jones' perjury was way clearer than Clapper's.

Additionally, Clapper was part of the government, testifying on something the government wanted kept quiet.

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