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Politics : The Trump Presidency
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To: CentralParkRanger who wrote (147387)12/13/2019 6:46:59 PM
From: i-node  Read Replies (3) of 363162
 
>> LYING! UNDER OATH! ABOUT BLOW JOB!

You have to understand that lying under oath is felony perjury, regardless of what the topic of the lie is about. There is no distinction between lying under oath about extramarital sex and lying under oath about something else. This is, arguably, the biggest misunderstanding about the Clinton impeachment. It was a serious crime.

But it is where the "political" aspect that has confused so many here comes into play: Politically, a serious crime could be mitigated for political reasons, which is what occurred. Politically, there was no agreement that the crime -- although a serious crime -- was serious enough to warrant expulsion from office. There is no political incident that has ever been escalated to a crime to expel a president from office.

So, your comment should read:

LYING! UNDER OATH!

Full stop.

Legally, it didn't matter, but politically it did.

Trump did not commit any crime, and you can't just escalate it to one because you're a leftist. Doesn't work that way.
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