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FCC lied to Congress about made-up DDoS attack, investigation found
The Federal Communications Commission lied to members of Congress multiple times in a letter that answered questions about a "DDoS attack" that never happened, an internal investigation found. The FCC made false statements in response to a May 2017 letter sent to FCC Chairman Ajit Pai by Sens. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii). Pai sent a response to Wyden and Schatz the next month but apparently didn't make the false statements himself.
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Lying to Congress is becoming the national pastime.
It sure has. So pathetic.
It's like they (Congress) don't even care.
They've abandoned any pretense of oversight, they're just there to provide sound bites and vote on legislation (without reading it) written by their handlers, donors, and the people who know their secrets (3-letter agencies).