The revelation prompted calls for Sessions to resign or recuse himself from a probe into Trump campaign contacts with Russia. But perjury is difficult to prove, and experts say Sessions would have a good defense if he needed one. Some questions and answers about the allegations:___IS THIS A CASE OF PERJURY? An ambiguous question can kill a perjury case, which is why so few materialize from testimony given before Congress. That statement could be examined under a separate "false statements" statute, which differs from perjury in that it applies to statements that are not made under oath.

Source: Economic Times March 02, 2017 20:15 UTC