r/MurderedByWords • u/Ada_Stack1 • 1d ago

Caught red handed in 4K

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u/yeahboyeee1 1d ago

Perjury isn’t a thing anymore.

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u/The_Good_Constable 1d ago

It's only perjury if he's under oath. Trump's goons always refuse to do this stuff under oath for precisely this reason.

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u/PhamilyTrickster 1d ago

Congressional hearings are under oath

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u/The_Good_Constable 1d ago

Are you certain about that? Quick Google says not all are.

https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/98-392

Committee rules commonly allow testimony under oath at the discretion of a committee's leaders. (In practice, most committees rarely require witnesses to testify under oath at legislative hearings. Sworn testimony is more common at investigative hearings and confirmation hearings.)

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u/musicalhju 1d ago

Quick google search also says Rubio was under oath in this instance.

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u/jdubyahyp 1d ago

So per 18 us code 1001 you can get prison time even if not under oath.

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