It seems that all politicians are increasingly deceitful and there are no repercussions. You would think having politicians under oath could be perjured and sent to prison for lying since they work for the people they’re lying to.
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It’s frustrating, but in a democracy the primary check to politicians that are deceptive or disingenuous is voting. A person that lies should lose elections. If they seem to have failed the oath of office they should be held accountable by voters.
Just lying, or being bad at their job, generally isn’t legally actionable. This can rase to the point of being legally actionable in the case of clear corruption that violates the law.
Perjury isn’t reasonable here, as you would need to prove they knowingly lied when taking the oath of office, something that seems impossible on the surface of it.
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