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"The rats aren't in any legal trouble over this."

Not yet they aren't.

Someone sent Dan Rather forged military documents, and that is very, very against the law. Soon the FBI will be looking into this, and someone will be going to jail. 5 years is about right.

From the US Code:

TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

PART I--CRIMES

CHAPTER 47--FRAUD AND FALSE STATEMENTS

Sec. 1001. Statements or entries generally

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, whoever, in any matter within the jurisdiction of the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of the Government of the United States, knowingly and willfully--
(1) falsifies, conceals, or covers up by any trick, scheme, or device a material fact;
(2) makes any materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or representation; or
(3) makes or uses any false writing or document knowing the same to contain any materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or entry;

shall be fined under this title [used to be "fined not more than $10,000" but that was changed in 1994] or imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both.

[Jeff Chandler]

>>Someone sent Dan Rather forged military documents, and that is very, very against the law. Soon the FBI will be looking into this, and someone will be going to jail. 5 years is about right. <<

Hello?! These are democrats. Democrats don't get prosecuted.

[N. Beaujon]

PART I--CRIMES CHAPTER 47--FRAUD AND FALSE STATEMENTS Sec. 1001. Statements or entries generally (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, whoever, in any matter within the jurisdiction of the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of the Government of the United States, knowingly and willfully-- (1) falsifies, conceals, or covers up by any trick, scheme, or device a material fact; (2) makes any materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or representation; or (3) makes or uses any false writing or document knowing the same to contain any materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or entry; shall be fined under this title [used to be "fined not more than $10,000" but that was changed in 1994] or imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both.

Now that is a possibility I hadn't considered. But isnt that usually used for material misrepresentations say in a civil or criminal action, or falsifying records for official purposes. To use that law to prosecute the "Forger" for political ends, I dont know. I mean if someone was harmed but really, was the government harmed? I mean principle has been thrown out the window a long time ago but this is almost at this point a joke. Do you think the FBI would activate this law to get at this joker when most of the feds probably think these Forgeries are the best thing that ever happened to them since Monica Lewinsky saved them from Clinton? (His being distracted had to have saved the FBI agents from biting their nails over trying to keep track of all the traitors in that Animal House.) JMO, would love to hear your thoughts.

Good find on that law.