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Congress needs to make it clear that lying to lawmakers has consequences

By Philip Wegmann
Published December 14, 2018 9:26pm ET
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Congress needs to make it clear that lying to lawmakers has consequences
In this Aug. 1, 2017, file photo, Scott Blackmun, CEO of the U.S. Olympic Committee, speaks at Yongsan Garrison, a U.S. military base in Seoul, South Korea. | (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File)

Sens. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., and Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., accused the former CEO of the U.S. Olympic Committee of lying to Congress and referred the matter to the Department of Justice.

The CEO in question is Scott Blackmun, and according to the senators, he made “materially false statements contained in his written testimony” concerning the Olympic Committee’s handling of abuse allegations against USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar.

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