It's unclear whether Bush will be under oath when he speaks with commission members.
Democrats countered that under Fielding's proposal, the officials would not be under oath and there would be no transcript.
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In a letter to the leaders of the Ethics Committee, the California Democrat said that GOP leaders should be questioned under oath immediately and that a preliminary report should be issued within 10 days.
It wasn't until the 1990s that Rhodes-Hughes was asked whether she would ever be willing to testify under oath -- an invitation coming not from a prosecutor or law enforcement official but from author Philip H.
But be that as it may, they swear under oath in testimony before the judge who is trying the case on its merits, and A or B loses--whoever the loser--are they taken over to criminal court and charged for lying under oath and obstruction of justice?
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According to Mr Fitzgerald's summation, Mr Libby claimed, to the FBI and under oath to the grand jury, to be at the end of a gossip chain, passing what he heard from reporters on to other reporters without substantiation.
Duncan refused last month to testify under oath before Congress, but he did consent to be interviewed privately by congressional staffers.
Because his statement was not made under oath, it is not clear whether it can be used as evidence or not.
Without the sanctity of the oath, 'Equal Justice Under Law' cannot be guaranteed.
Our system of justice recognizes the difficulties inherent in testifying under oath and it affords important protections for the witness who may be charged with perjury.
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And then, be confronted with someone who would tear it down by false testimony, by lies under oath.
Karl Rove may not want to testify under oath before Congress, but he's more than willing to be grilled by another ferocious set: the nation's television reporters.
It is expected to last over a week and will be the first time that medical staff who looked after Mrs Halappanavar will give evidence under oath and in a public forum.
It is expected to last for more than a week and will be the first time that medical staff who looked after Mrs Halappanavar will give evidence under oath and in a public forum.
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However, Omar Sheikh did not make that statement under oath, later retracting it, and defence lawyers say it should not be admissible in the hearings at all.
It will be led by senior judge Lord Justice Leverson and will have the power to summon witnesses to testify under oath.
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