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In the sense that the law is expansive... probably? But... There is a federal law requiring government officials provide "honest services" (the searchable phra
by carefulfungi 28d ago
In the sense that the law is expansive... probably? But...
There is a federal law requiring government officials provide "honest services" (the searchable phrase to learn more). The supreme court ruled it was too vague to be constitutional and restricted its enforcement to outright bribery (more or less).
In the US, the executive branch can lie to you. Deception is a common law enforcement tool, as an example. The military / CIA actively use false news and propaganda. Unless an official is under oath, consider they might be intentionally deceiving you. (And even then...)
- paulryanrogers 28d agoI thought the government's use of deception was limited to only circumstances necessary to protect people from harm, not to inflict harm upon them.