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And no court and no prosecutor would accept the notion that such statements standing alone satisfy the requirement of substantial corroborative proof when there is a swearing bash.
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First, this is a classic oath on oath, he-says-she-says swearing match, that under ordinary custom and practice at the Department of Justice never would be prosecuted without substantial corroborative proof.
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Furthermore, because perjury and obstruction charges often arise from private dealings with few observers, the courts have required either two witnesses who testify directly to the facts establishing the crime, or if only one witness testifies to the facts constituting the alleged perjury, that there be substantial corroborating proof to establish guilt.
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