He was lying to reporters. Not to police or a judge. You are under no obligation to not lie to a reporter. In fact, it used to be, that a reporter's job was t

He was lying to reporters. Not to police or a judge. You are under no obligation to not lie to a reporter. In fact, it used to be, that a reporter's job was to get to the truth, and that skill used to be admired and celebrated. Now it seems they're so flabbergasted when someone lies to one they decide to publish a story about it.