Originally Posted by pondering_it_all
Interesting point: Can lawyers be charged with perjury for lying to congress in their opening statements, or are all lawyers just expected to lie? Trump's lawyer made the known false claim that Republicans did not have the chance to hear or question witnesses in the House investigation, when about half of each committee consisted of Republicans. The opposing counsel called him on that lie in their rebuttal, but still, is that not perjury? Are the impeachment lawyers considered something like officers of the court with an obligation not to lie? Or do they just get disbarred after the fact?

You mean now, in the age of Trump? Republican lawyers receive no punishment. Only Democratic lawyers have to suffer.

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