• WarmSoda@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    Is there no contempt of court for lying?
    What happened after this?
    (I know the answer is probably ‘nothing’)

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      1 year ago

      Lying in court is perjury, which is a criminal offense.

      That being said, making a mistake on something like a date is a valid defense. Trump immediately recanting gives him a good way to claim mistake.

      There’s more value to prosecution to make him seem deceptive and stupid than wasting more time with something like a super weak case for perjury. You also don’t want to give them more ways to draw out and delay the process.