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To convict Comey, the government needs to prove, beyond a reasonable doubt, that he knowingly lied to Congress, Mr Flynn said.

From BBC

Thus begins a friendship built on a lie, and we know where this is going.

Comey is accused of lying about authorizing a leak to the media about an FBI investigation through an anonymous source.

During his speech the prime minister attacked "lies" that are being told about Britain and mocked figures who sought to portray London as "the wasteland of anarchy".

From BBC

Many gullible liberal elites wish to believe that the radical jihadists of Hamas do not represent the broader Palestinian-Arab population, but that is a lie.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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