Holder Says Definition Of "Lying" To Congress Depends On "State Of Mind"

AG Eric Holder attempts to avoid question about lying to congress. Saying that lying depends on one's state of mind. (December 8, 2011)

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[abukamoon]

Holder is lying to Congress and obstructing justice. Time to appoint a special prosecutor.

[Finsirith]

This is a classic! It's right up there with "It depends on what your definition of IS is".

"It wasn't lying, because I wasn't in a lying state of mind"--if one of my kids tried that line with me, they'd be in more trouble for THAT than for whatever it was they actually did.

[Adam Rutter]

Fire all corrupt layers in government persecute them and get there crimes known!! Top the IRS and fix Americans scan taxs! Wake up America! We are done with sick degenerate lyers making money on the country's and citizen behalf a. Wake up

[truckindawg1]

This fool knows the definition of a lie because he does it all the time. And it's amazing how short his Mott is!

[MrBudcole]

One year later - and NOTHING has been done! Nothing! And nothing WILL be done! Let me correct that statement.... something will be done. The Constitution will be DONE! It probably is already. And nobody cares. I cannot f-cking believe how pathetic - pathetic - we have become as a populace. So long as the "free stuff" keeps coming in, do whatever you like, mastuhh. As quickly as they dismantle our liberty, it becomes "yesterdays' news". A nation of cun#s - no other way to describe it.

[urbman29]

Can someone just put him under already?He is lying multiple times,and he doesn't deserve to be in prison.There is a lot of information we do not know

[Tonezdel]

Holder deserves to be crucified

[nels penderson]

There is a difference between a mistake a lie. nevertheless, Holder is a Goddamn liar from Hell, and the only mistake he made was showing up. I havn't seen a toad take an asswhipping like this since Rodney King. At least hillary had the sense to fake a stomach problem, and then possibly actually cause herself to have a stroke, and she'll NEVER testify. Now that's a REAL politician there.

[MrDemon9392]

I hate this fucking guy....

[gangster3591]

In my view, Eric Holder is an enemy of the United States. Listening to this mealy-mouthed weasel is an opportunity to discern why western democracy is in trouble. BIG trouble

[navid500]

Lol why is everyone acting like he came up with some kind of wild technicality? If you don't have the intent, it's not a lie. If the letter was honestly believed to be accurate when it was originally written, then it did not contain lies. There's a big difference between a mistake and a lie.