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digitalPhonix

> Lying to a federal officer is a crime

That doesn’t pass the sniff test

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Double check your nose.

18 U.S. Code § 1001 [1]

[1]: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1001

If you ask me, this law ought to be removed completely.

https://www.npr.org/2020/11/25/939064270/trump-pardons-forme...

> President Trump has issued a pardon to his first national security adviser, Michael Flynn. Flynn had pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI and then recanted.

Rules for thee but not for me.

"Rules for thee but not for me" - isn't that beyond obvious now? The folks running things simply do not play by the rules you or I do (assuming you do).

a pardon is still within the rules

make sure to give trump a payout and you too can loe to the fbi

but it is perfectly legal when federal officers lie themselves?

Generally yes, unfortunately, with very narrow exceptions. Not all countries follow this rule, but the US does, and it’s certainly not alone in this respect.

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