The Supreme Court Just Made It Legal to Mislead Federal Investigators
A new ruling protects powerful elites who lie by omission—and guts a key anti-corruption law.
When is a lie not a lie? When Tulsi Gabbard and John Ratcliffe told Congressional investigators last week that they “did not recall” certain aspects of the Signal chat, did that constitute misleading statements or outright lies? The latest decision from the Supreme Court may have a surprising answer.
In 2019, former National Security Adviser Michael Flyn…
