Another common example of this is the conservative justices testifying under oath before confirmation to the supreme court. Whenever they were asked about something like Roe vs. Wade, they always were suspiciously specific in the words they used to deny they were going to outlaw abortion.
This is called a suspiciously specific denial.
Like saying “I was never convicted for shooting anyone in the head with a 9mm.”
Another common example of this is the conservative justices testifying under oath before confirmation to the supreme court. Whenever they were asked about something like Roe vs. Wade, they always were suspiciously specific in the words they used to deny they were going to outlaw abortion.