[Satire] AG Says Lying Under Oath "Could Be Okay"

Semi-News/Semi-Satire ^ | 17 July 2016 | John Semmens

[John Semmens]

During testimony before the House Judiciary Committee this week, Attorney General Loretta Lynch refused to make "a blanket condemnation of lying under oath." The issue was raised by Rep Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) regarding former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's "continuously changing and inconsistent testimony on a number of issues before this Committee over several years."

Lynch contended that "each case has to be examined on its individual merits. It depends on who is testifying and whether a more important objective than mere truth is at hand. There is an old saying that 'a diplomat is a patriot sent abroad to lie for his country.' Our Secretary of State is this nation's head diplomat. I believe that a certain leeway needs to be granted to that person for the good of the country."

"I can see some leeway for lies told to foreign governments in order to protect America's strategic interests," Chaffetz acknowledged. "But is lying to Congress included? Is lying to cover up 'extraordinary carelessness' with classified information acceptable? Is lying about security deficiencies at Benghazi that led to the death of our ambassador okay with you?"

"I'm not going to get into a debate about hypothetical scenarios," Lynch replied. "As the nation's chief law enforcement officer I use my judgment on whether to bring charges against anyone. It's called prosecutorial discretion. Congress must use its own judgment and discretion to deploy the powers granted to it by the Constitution if and when it deems warranted by the circumstances of each case."

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[A CA Guy]

Black washing going on all over the place.
Call Jesse Jackson to protest this OUTRAGE.
WHERE IS THE ACLU?

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