• Nougat
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    3510 months ago

    I don’t think he was under oath at the time he made that statement, so perjury is not a concern.

    • Tedesche
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      3110 months ago

      That’s not how it works. His statement out of court can be used as evidence that his statements in court were false (perjury).

      • Nougat
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        410 months ago

        Probably not. You’re allowed to lie in “general” speech (not a legal term). If he had made one statement under oath, and a mutually exclusive statement, also under oath, then one of those statements would be perjury.

    • @dynamojoe@lemmy.world
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      610 months ago

      But an outburst in court can be considered contempt. The judge could have marched him back in for that one but it probably would have been seen as petty.