An omission of fact is a lie. Try doing it under oath. You'll go to jail. You can see from my comment history that I am vehemently opposed to recent government

An omission of fact is a lie. Try doing it under oath. You'll go to jail. You can see from my comment history that I am vehemently opposed to recent government actions including this one. The prosecution omitting exculpatory evidence is illegal but omitting information under oath is not. When you are under oath, you are expected to answer the question before you. You are not required or even expected to guess or to elaborate. I've heard from many attorneys I've been a client of that you need to make opposing counsel "work for it". If they ask a broad question, answer narrowly. If you're asked, "Have you ever done anything wrong?", it's not your duty to list everything wrong you've ever done in your life going back to the time you tripped Timmy in third grade at recess.