5 Trump Cabinet Members Who've Made False Statements To Congress
Eric Umansky and Marcelo Rochabrun
March 4, 2017 6:20 am
As most of the world knows by now, Attorney General Jeff Sessions did not tell the truth when he was asked during his confirmation hearings about contacts with Russian officials.
But Sessions isnt the only one. At least four other cabinet members made statements during their nomination hearings that are contradicted by actual facts: EPA Chief Scott Pruitt, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, and Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price.
The statements were all made under oath, except those of DeVos. It is a crime to knowingly lie in testimony to Congress, but its rarely prosecuted.
EPA Chief Scott Pruitt
The falsehood: Pruitt stated in testimony that he had never used a private email account to conduct business while he was Oklahomas attorney general.
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