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If they call in James Clapper, will he perjure himself again? http://www.hasjamesclapperbeenindictedyet.com/ http://www.hasjamesclapperbeenindictedyet.com/

• strictnein 10y ago
  It would have been illegal for him to tell the truth in that testimony, since it was public. I know people don't like that, but it's true. He could either lie or break serious secrecy laws. There's no immunity just because you're talking to congress.
  • degenerate 10y ago
    In that case, you say "I can't answer that question" and let the system do its job. You don't lie.
    • strictnein 10y ago
      No. The only way he couldn't answer the question was if the program existed, thus revealing the existence of the program, so he had to lie.
      • degenerate 10y ago
        Thus my point. The CIA should not be running programs that "do not exist". Classified, sure, but not hidden programs nobody knows about. That is not what we are paying them for.
      • zigzigzag 10y ago
        You are mounting the most ridiculous defence of perjury I have ever seen. Do you seriously think that Congress passed laws they intended to be interpreted in the way you propose? That they want to be lied to? Clapper lied under oath. He should have paid the penalty for that. He didn't because the US Government has decided that it either can't or doesn't want to control the shadow state.
    • NoGravitas 10y ago
      "I can neither confirm nor deny the existence of such a program." This has been absolutely formalized since the 70s.