[digitalPhonix]

> Lying to a federal officer is a crime

That doesn’t pass the sniff test

[sfRattan]

Double check your nose.

18 U.S. Code § 1001 [1]

[1]: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1001

[NullPrefix]

but it is perfectly legal when federal officers lie themselves?

[jkaplowitz]

Generally yes, unfortunately, with very narrow exceptions. Not all countries follow this rule, but the US does, and it’s certainly not alone in this respect.

[collabs]

If you ask me, this law ought to be removed completely.

https://www.npr.org/2020/11/25/939064270/trump-pardons-forme...

> President Trump has issued a pardon to his first national security adviser, Michael Flynn. Flynn had pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI and then recanted.

Rules for thee but not for me.

[switchbak]

"Rules for thee but not for me" - isn't that beyond obvious now? The folks running things simply do not play by the rules you or I do (assuming you do).

[8note]

a pardon is still within the rules

make sure to give trump a payout and you too can loe to the fbi