[randog]

He and other Congressman will be announcing today their demand for a full investigation into the DHS cover-up and the immediate resignations of the DHS officials involved.

Resignation? Isn't lying to congress a crime?

[Scarchin]

Only if you're a Republican!

[conservatism_IS_compassion]

If the lies to Congress were under oath, maybe we could give Patrick Fitzgerald something useful to do.

In the meantime, resignation of anyone in the DOJ who's implicated in covering up wrongdoing is a good first step.

[Christopher Lincoln]

It is certainly a crime to testify falsely under oath. However, it seems that until now the DHS officials involved were clever enough to avoid testifying - and the congressmen were foolish enough to let them.

This still does not explain how a jury was persuaded, incredibly, to convict two federal officers on the word of a drug smuggler. I can only suppose that Judge Cardone (is that the name?) manipulated the jury.

Another point occurs to me. I know U.S. attorney Sutton gave immunity to the supposed victim. Did he also give immunity to the "whistle blowing" BP officer who helped him? I call attention to Title 18, section 3 of the United States Code:

Whoever, knowing that an offense against the United States has been committed, receives, relieves, comforts or assists the offender in order to hinder or prevent his apprehension, trial or punishment, is an accessory after the fact. Except as otherwise expressly provided by any Act of Congress, an accessory after the fact shall be imprisoned not more than one-half the maximum term of imprisonment or (notwithstanding section 3571) fined not more than one-half the maximum fine prescribed for the punishment of the principal, or both; or if the principal is punishable by life imprisonment or death, the accessory shall be imprisoned not more than 15 years.