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[Syriel]

Like you didn't see this one coming.

Despite claiming that he would happily testify under oath, Don Jr. and Paul Manafort struck a deal w/the Senate Committee on the Judiciary which allows them to appear, but not appear under oath.

Donald Trump Jr. and Paul Manafort will not testify under oath when they appear before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary to answer questions in connection with Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.

Trump Jr. vowed that he would give testimony under oath during a July 11 appearance on Sean Hannity’s Fox News program, asserting that he had “nothing to hide.”

How much do you want to bet that Trump Jr. will be "correcting" his testimony before the committee due to "accidental oversight" in the coming months?

Source:
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/polit...-oath-at-senate-hearing/ar-AAoGw2U?li=BBmkt5R

 

[kmax]

Testify under oath?

That's too much for liars.

 

[SlipperyFishes]

More rope to hang them by when the truth comes out.

 

[Aiii]

It's either this or lie and risk being caught, it's the lesser of two evils.

 

[Fat4all]

i vow to be shocked

 

[UberTag]

No oath means he can lie to his heart's content and his handlers at Fox can spin his words as gospel to their legions of brain-dead followers. America is great again!

At this point, they should just cancel this whole farce of a song and dance show.
Might as well invite Kellyanne Conway to speak if you're going to treat them with this level of kid gloves.

 

[Preezy]

Can they try any harder to be shifty and suspicious? It's hilariously transparent.

 

[Machina]

Run, piggy run

 

[Saya]

What's the point of this if it's not under oath?

 

[Einchy]

Did I say I didn't have anything to hide? I meant I had everything to hide.

 

[PBalfredo]

If he's not under oath then what's the fucking point?

 

[Monochromaticx]

L M A O
M
A
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[darkwing]

What's the point of this if it's not under oath?

he will say anything and it will be accepted by his followers

 

[Palette Swap]

How is this optional? I mean, what's the reasonable scenario in which this doesn't amount to "I won't be truthful"?

 

[kinoki]

It's just so when the truth comes out they can't be tried for lying under oath. This way they at least get out of that.

 

[massoluk]

Still can't believe they actually get permission to lie, basically

 

[devilhawk]

Eh. You can "not recall" things just as easily under oath.

 

[Stumpokapow]

tbf he wasn't under oath when he said he would testify under oath, checkmate burritos.

 

[PBalfredo]

Also, "struck a deal"? How the fuck does that work in this situation?

"Hey guys, I'd really appreciate if I was, y'know, not under oath for this thing."

"okay"

 

[Dandare4444]

squirm piggies squirm..

 

[Oblivion]

https://twitter.com/ChuckGrassley/status/889167355716263936

checkmate, libtards

 

[PuppetSlave]

What a fucking joke

 

[Haly]

Is this like pleading the fifth?

 

[IdreamofHIME]

Its not that I'm guilty, I just refuse to swear that I'm not guilty.
Big difference.

 

[SpaceCadetKeon]

Those fucking weasels.

 

[Protome]

Did I say I didn't have anything to hide? I meant I had everything to hide.

Did I say I didn't have anything to hide? I meant there's nothing to see. Because I hid it.

 

[Orbis Tabula]

I believe lying to Congress is a crime either way. The oath is just kind of theater.

 

[DKPOWPOW]

I still don't get how they get to do these meetings privately. It's a bunch of BS.

 

[FantasticMrFoxdie]

Still surprised he vowed in the first place.

 

[Smiles and Cries]

so without an oath should we assume they will both lie as planned any way

this just makes it easier

 

[Syriel]

I believe lying to Congress is a crime either way. The oath is just kind of theater.

When is the last time someone was prosecuted for lying to Congress tho?

I mean, it's not like we don't have any instances of falsehoods being stated on the record in recent memory.

How many of those were followed up?

Just sayin'.

If the oath were just theater, then why is Trump Jr. afraid to testify under oath?

 

[Bits N Pieces]

 

[Ushojax]

I still don't get how they get to do these meetings privately. It's a bunch of BS.

The best thing for the establishment is to tear down this presidency quietly. It's humiliating for the Washington machine that these bumbling hustlers managed to brag their way to the presidency with Russian help and that an entire party fell right in line behind them.

 

[TheGreyHulk]

what's the point then? it's a private meeting with congress and no oath needed so he can BS through the entire hearing.....

with all the russia crap going on, it seems so obvious that the collusion with russia is real, but absolutely nothing will happen to all the people at the top of this thing regardless of what they find.

 

[Chaos2Frozen]

So... Now what? This is all pointless without the oath isn't it?

Can't people just spam the words "COWARD" and "PUSSY" at them? I'm pretty sure Junior is dumb enough and egotistical enough that he can't let it slide and goes back to testifying under oath.

 

[Siegcram]

Not like that matters. He'll either "not recall" or he could lie and still be legally liable.

Which he probably doesn't know, so as per usual this will fly back in his face.

 

[UberTag]

The best thing for the establishment is to tear down this presidency quietly. It's humiliating for the Washington machine that these bumbling hustlers managed to brag their way to the presidency with Russian help and that an entire party fell right in line behind them.

And yet a quiet tear down is the exact opposite of what your ratings-obsessed news media empire so covets.
Your country's humiliation will not go away no matter how much you try to sweep it under the rug. The rest of the world shall remember and respond in kind.

 

[jaekeem]

LUL

 

[Takamura-San]

What is the fucking point, then?

 

[Oblivion]

So... Now what? This is all pointless without the oath isn't it?

Can't people just spam the words "COWARD" and "PUSSY" at them? I'm pretty sure Junior is dumb enough and egotistical enough that he can't let it slide and goes back to testifying under oath.

From what I understand, even if he was under oath and was lying, congress still has to request an investigation from the Justice Department for punishment. Guess how likely that is with a Republican congress?

 

[SolarPowered]

Shit

I guess the documents are all that matter now.

 

[Any Questions]

Am thinking of the great deal that gets struck at the end of all this. The best deal.

 

[keuja]

Wtf is this shitty "deal"

 

[WhateverItTakes]

tbf he wasn't under oath when he said he would testify under oath, checkmate burritos.

Bersploopy

 

[Guerrilla]

Can someone explain to me why he is allowed to ditch the oath?

 

[Chaos2Frozen]

From what I understand, even if he was under oath and was lying, congress still has to request an investigation from the Justice Department for punishment. Guess how likely that is with a Republican congress?

If only we could get him to confess everything like the last time.... @_@

 

[neurosisxeno]

Comey wasn't afraid to testify under oath. Just sayin.

 

[sfedai0]

When does this circus ride end?

 

[GarthVaderUK]

Testifying behind closed doors and not under oath - lol, shady as fuck.

 

[SuperBanana]

So he can lie without any consequence? Why even bother having him there then? Waste of time.