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MrScorpio

(73,631 posts)
Tue Aug 7, 2018, 07:17 PM Aug 2018

There's so much wrong this this, that I don't know where to begin...

Fox host asks how Trump is supposed to talk to Mueller if he can’t lie
By Tommy Christopher - August 6, 2018

How is it even fair that Trump can't lie under oath?

Trump’s latest tweeted confession that he lied about the purpose of the 2016 Trump Tower meeting now has his supporters worried that he could end up lying his way into a perjury charge.

In a Sunday tweet, Trump admitted that the purpose of his campaign’s 2016 meeting with Russian agents was to obtain “dirt” on Hillary Clinton — not to discuss adoptions, as Trump initially claimed.

On Monday afternoon’s edition of “Outnumbered,” Fox News legal analyst Judge Andrew Napolitano patiently explained the sort of legal jeopardy that Trump and his son could face over the Trump Tower meeting and the subsequent coverup.

Trump, Napolitano explained, is “worried about his son because his son testified, under oath, that this was not about dirt from Hillary, and that his father didn’t know about it — and there appears to be evidence to the contrary.”

Then, “Outnumbered” co-host Dagen McDowell made the incredible claim that special counsel Robert Mueller is setting a “perjury trap” for Trump — just because Trump is a serial liar who probably can’t even stop himself from lying under oath.

“How in the world could he ever cooperate, and sit down with Mueller for an interview, knowing that if you tell one lie to Bob Mueller, he will move to file charges?” McDowell asked.

“He could not tell a lie,” suggested Democratic strategist Jessica Tarlov. “That’s always an option.”

https://shareblue.com/trump-talk-mueller-lie-perjury-fox-mcdowell-outnumbered/


"Not tell a lie?" Fat chance.
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There's so much wrong this this, that I don't know where to begin... (Original Post) MrScorpio Aug 2018 OP
There is no such thing as a perjury trap. guillaumeb Aug 2018 #1
Yes! You are absolutely correct! Ohioboy Aug 2018 #9
Well,... there is the diarrhea of the mouth ... magicarpet Aug 2018 #17
Actually there is. Kablooie Aug 2018 #19
Except baby beau xxqqqzme Aug 2018 #20
Ay-yi-yi-yi-yi rurallib Aug 2018 #2
I can't even..... MontanaMama Aug 2018 #3
at least people call a lie a lie these days. mopinko Aug 2018 #4
Mike Pence: The President's repeated lies to the American people are grounds for impeachment https: keithbvadu2 Aug 2018 #8
Truly surreal doublespeak central scrutinizer Aug 2018 #5
I can not not tell a lie. royable Aug 2018 #6
A "perjury trap" shifts the blame to the questioner rather than the liar. nature-lover Aug 2018 #7
Which is standard operating procedure for conservatives canuckledragger Aug 2018 #10
Precisely! nature-lover Aug 2018 #11
and seriously what the hell is faux noise going to do when their hero is in prison??? a kennedy Aug 2018 #12
Blame it on Hillary and Obama, of course. bitterross Aug 2018 #15
For The Orange Buffoon, the Whole World Is One Huge Perjury Trap! DoctorJoJo Aug 2018 #13
What took karma so long? KY_EnviroGuy Aug 2018 #14
"Not tell a lie"? lastlib Aug 2018 #16
KnR Hekate Aug 2018 #18
That statement sums up the reason we are saddled with trump liberal N proud Aug 2018 #21

guillaumeb

(42,641 posts)
1. There is no such thing as a perjury trap.
Tue Aug 7, 2018, 07:22 PM
Aug 2018

There is telling the truth under oath, and there is lying under oath.

Ohioboy

(3,243 posts)
9. Yes! You are absolutely correct!
Tue Aug 7, 2018, 08:57 PM
Aug 2018

There is no such thing as a perjury trap. Trump shouldn't be president if he can't stop lying. It is as simple as that. I can't believe we actually have people supporting his need to lie.

magicarpet

(14,150 posts)
17. Well,... there is the diarrhea of the mouth ...
Tue Aug 7, 2018, 09:49 PM
Aug 2018

...where you slip and slide and trip yourself up, then finally shoot yourself in the foot - Mueller snare leg hold trap.

The act of perjury would then be considered a welcome blessing.

Kablooie

(18,634 posts)
19. Actually there is.
Tue Aug 7, 2018, 09:57 PM
Aug 2018

Taking an oath to tell the truth is a perjury trap.

Once you take the oath you can be charged if you tell a lie so it's an open and visible trap to catch anyone who perjures himself.

xxqqqzme

(14,887 posts)
20. Except baby beau
Tue Aug 7, 2018, 10:02 PM
Aug 2018

during his confirmation hearing. He perjured himself. Al Franken called him on it. Then Al Franken is gone, Baby beau remains.

mopinko

(70,103 posts)
4. at least people call a lie a lie these days.
Tue Aug 7, 2018, 07:31 PM
Aug 2018

i remember when we were all wailing that no one dared call him a liar. i cant believe we have a prez* who everyone acknowledges is a liar.

royable

(1,264 posts)
6. I can not not tell a lie.
Tue Aug 7, 2018, 08:33 PM
Aug 2018

Worm-eaten Cherry Tree fell over all by itself when hit by bigly Red Wave. I was there with my hatchet to protect it from democrat california firefighters and Lying Hillary who wanted to Chop It Down. LOCK HER UP.









canuckledragger

(1,641 posts)
10. Which is standard operating procedure for conservatives
Tue Aug 7, 2018, 09:02 PM
Aug 2018

Y'know, take NO responsibility for their own actions and and always blame someone else for their own faults.

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,491 posts)
14. What took karma so long?
Tue Aug 7, 2018, 09:13 PM
Aug 2018

Patience is a virtue as B. Franklin said.

If I lied constantly like tRump, I would be under the jail. They know no other way......

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