They should make this lie the same as treason (planning against the US) and hang him.
Seriously.
Treasury Department denies it was terrorism.
None of these characters was born in the US. They’re all imports.
Frankly, I think that criminal penalties for lying to government agents are ridiculous. You could tell the USDA that you weren’t raising poppies, and if that were false. you could go to jail. I doubt that many people know that they face a legal penalty if they make false statements.
Sure, there could be penalties against lying while under oath, but giving the federal government the right to punish you for a lie or misstatement is gross overreach in my opinion.
Treason. Simple. Execution.
I have no sympathy for this wad of scum but I am puzzled as to why, if the government and its agents can lie to us, we can’t lie to them. Why is this a crime since it seems to me the modus operandi of the complainant?