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Legal filings and other documents detail payments in the millions of dollars to one of Davenport's business associates and lies to school officials about enrollment numbers.
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Quinlan Bentley, Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 Sep. 2025
And now, ultimately, he has been indicted for lying to Congress.
—ABC News, 28 Sep. 2025
Following public pressure from the president, Bondi laid the groundwork for a Virginia grand jury to charge Comey with lying to Congress and obstructing justice.
—Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
Igor Danchenko was acquitted in October 2022 of five counts of lying to investigators.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
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Quinlan Bentley, Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 Sep. 2025
And now, ultimately, he has been indicted for lying to Congress.
—ABC News, 28 Sep. 2025
Following public pressure from the president, Bondi laid the groundwork for a Virginia grand jury to charge Comey with lying to Congress and obstructing justice.
—Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
Igor Danchenko was acquitted in October 2022 of five counts of lying to investigators.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
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“Lie to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lie%20to. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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