If Trump testifies and tells the committee a lie that he knows is false, he could face a perjury charge.
, but the former president appears to be committed to the idea of speaking to the committee, so long as he appears on live TV.
Some members of the committee themselves are wary about allowing Trump to testify under those conditions,reported on Monday. Trump could use the opportunity to continue pushing false election fraud claims and to downplay his involvement in the plot to overturn the 2020 presidential election.ABC NewsIf he does testify, Trump could perjure himself, telling the committee a lie that he knows is false, resulting in a felony charge against him.
“to make false, fictitious, or fraudulent statements before any department or agency of the United States, including congressional committees,” although a perjury charge is limited to statements that relate to the purpose of the committee’s work.to the committee that the former president published last week, if said aloud during his deposition, would render him a perjury charge, some legal experts have said.
Laurence Tribe, professor emeritus at Harvard Law School, noted that Trump’s response, which contained many falsehoods and errant accusations about the committee itself, wouldn’t be deemed protected speech under federal perjury laws.Tribe said on TwitterThe committee hasn’t yet given an official response to the possibility of Trump giving a live deposition, but some members of the panel, including Rep. Adam Kinzinger , have discussed the idea.
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