All These Trump People Volunteering To Go Before The Intelligence Committee To Testify.....

[global1]

is problematic unless they testify under oath. Otherwise we'll just hear leaks of them lying and further obscuring the collusion.

They must testify in an open hearing and under oath.

[still_one]

1. Is that right, they won't be under oath?

[yallerdawg]

2. Beating the subpoena, too.

As long as Republicans control the committee agendas, this will work.

[spanone]

3. under oath or not, i don't think these people have a problem lying.

[global1]

4. If They Lie Under Oath....

they get caught up in perjury.

[Demsrule86]

5. I would insist they talk under oath or send them on their way.

[Sculpin Beauregard]

6. A Dem on CNN

said lying to congress, whether under oath or not, is a criminal offense. Said 'under oath' is just theatre.

[gratuitous]

9. Does that apply to a joint executive session appearance by the President and Vice President?

Asking for a previous administration (which means I'm guilty of looking back to the past and failing to look ahead to the future).

[dixiegrrrrl]

14. But Trump is a congenital liar....it is in his DNA.

Be hell trying to catch him out....

[Princess Turandot]

7. Lying to a congressional committee *is* a felony in its own right, even if one isn't under oath..

It carries the same penalties by federal law as committing perjury i.e. lying to congress whilst under oath.

[L. Coyote]

8. They have a strategy, to blame Obama for a deep state coup against trump.

Trump himself started the cyber-lynching, right after something big happened and the WH had to order preservation of all documents.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028857006

[bettyellen]

10. Yeah- they need to dump Nunes and get an independent investigator

[Volaris]

13. Because of course it's Obamas fault that Obama was so competent at his job

That now the INcompetence of Donald leads the Deep State and IC to not trust him? THAT'S the argument they think is gonna work for them??

I suppose if you're gonna go with that as a defense, its only gonna work if you go all the way with it, so I guess they get credit for sticking to the script, anyways...

[mopinko]

11. the whole thing smells really funny to me.

they def have something up their sleeves.
will be interesting to see just how fucking obvious their lies are.
and if anyone has the nerve to charge them w a felony.

[OliverQ]

12. Under Oath is just theatrics

It's a crime to lie before Congress regardless if you swear to tell the truth.

[rainbow4321]

15. Reminds me of co-workers in the wrong who want to be 1st in line to the boss' office

So they can tell THEIR version first and think that if they are heard it first that they will win over the boss despite being them being the ones who need an ass kicking.