[danenania]

It's also a very different thing to lie to Congress with the backing of the IC (as happened with Clapper, WMDs, etc.) compared to lying to Congress against the IC's wishes. You are astronomically more likely to be prosecuted for the latter.

[likeabbas]

Do you have any evidence of this? The IC can refer you to the justice department on his own if you've lied to him/her.