WASHINGTON (AP) — Former acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker will meet behind closed doors with leaders of the House Judiciary Committee to clarify testimony he gave last month.
That’s according to a committee aide who requested anonymity to discuss the closed meeting.
Whitaker will meet Wednesday with House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler and the committee’s top Republican, Georgia Rep. Doug Collins. The committee reached an agreement with the Justice Department last month for Whitaker to return.
Whitaker has since left the department.
Nadler said after Whitaker’s public testimony in February that his answers were “unsatisfactory, incomplete or contradicted by other evidence.” He said Whitaker didn’t offer clear responses about his communications with the White House and was inconsistent in testifying about the department’s policy on discussing ongoing investigations.
Hmmm, let’s see, now… Do I tell the truth now, which means that my previous testimony is demonstrably perjury, or do I double down on the lies, which makes my perjury worse? What to do, what to do…
I wish that well-off white men had every bit as much opportunity to “clarify” sworn testimony as regular schmoes like you and I.
Interesting word, “clarify”. When a witness testifies under oath, they are supposed to tell the truth. If they don’t, they can face prosecution for perjury. I guess none of that applies to Whitaker, which is why he gets to “clarify”.
Whitaker Will Meet With House Judiciary Again To Twist Himself Into Pretzels In Order To Convince Them That He Didn’t Lie Under Oath.
“It’s a perjury trap!” - Republican Admiral Akbar
Admittedly his original testimony was watered down.