Ney Flack: What’s a Memory Slip if You’re Not under Oath? (A Felony, Pal.)

Yesterday, I pointed out that Rep. Bob Ney (R-OH) had a suspicious memory slip when he was interviewed by Senate investigators.

In this morning’s Washington Post, Ney’s flack has an easy retort: it “was a voluntary meeting — it was not conducted under oath.” So he’s off the hook! Right?

Oh, so very wrong. You lie to Senate investigators, it’s a felony — regardless of whether you’re under oath or not.

Ney might want to ask David Safavian about that — he was just convicted of doing the very same thing. One of the counts against him was a False Statements charge, resulting from lying to Senate investigators.