GOP Rep: I Didn’t Lie To FBI, I’m Old And Was Confused

The Omaha World-Herald reports:

In a blizzard of pretrial briefs Friday, Rep. Jeff Fortenberry’s attorneys are seeking to have the congressman’s full statement to the FBI played for jurors — both to show the repetitive questioning of government agents and the idea that Fortenberry was simply confused, rather than lying to agents.

Attorneys for the embattled Fortenberry, 60, also want to call an expert to testify to the fallibility of memory, especially in older adults. And his defense team wants to delve into the purported political leanings of the lead prosecutor.

Fortenberry, who has represented eastern Nebraska’s 1st District since 2005, is charged with three felonies — two counts of making false statements to federal agents and one count of seeking to conceal the source of $30,000 in “conduit” political contributions from a 2016 California fundraiser.

Read the full article. The illegal donation came from a Nigerian man who reportedly shares Fortenberry’s interest in protecting Christians from persecution in the Middle East.

Rep. Jeff Fortenberry’s attorneys are seeking to show that the congressman was simply confused, rather than lying to agents.

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— Omaha World-Herald (@OWHnews) February 5, 2022