I think part of the problem with perjury is that if it's detectable you only have hurt your own case, and if it isn't detected it can't be tried. This might be

I think part of the problem with perjury is that if it's detectable you only have hurt your own case, and if it isn't detected it can't be tried. This might be somewhat unique in that the perjury charges relate to hiding evidence as well (rather than just running counter to the evidence). And, obviously, that Alex Jones isn't a cop, so that particular fetishism of law enforcement the US operates under doesn't apply.