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John Conyers: “I believe that a jury would be sympathetic to any person charged with perjury for dancing around questions put to them…”

On the recordDecember 1, 1997
I believe that a jury would be sympathetic to any person charged with perjury for dancing around questions put to them that demanded an admission of marital infidelity; that is, unless the answers were essential to the resolution of a very substantial claim.
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John Conyers
Democratic · Michigan
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congress.gov
Dec 1, 1997

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