Given the conduct of the FBI recently, if you’re conservative minded and against what our government is doing especially with how they treated the “mostly peaceful” January 6th protestors not to mention targeting churches looking for “domestic terrorists”, you should not talk to the FBI. It’s a federal crime to give a false statement to a federal official, so never talk to one without an attorney present (or film it like this person), because all it takes is a false written report by the agent and you could be tried in a court of law and whose word will they believe? And reading the statute below you could be imprisoned for up to 8 years if deemed related to domestic terrorism, or even just 5 years, not to mention a fine. And they can be tricky to get you to make a false statement you didn’t even know was false at the time made. And the DOJ sure has shown a two tiered justice system by how they go after conservatives. And I’ll say it, this lead FBI agent below seems pretty shady not to mention the FBI of today is being used as a political arm of the Demonrat party. Consequently, in a conversation with a local police officer we talked about this topic, and he said he would not talk to a FBI agent.
False Statements (18 U.S.C. § 1001)
The principal federal false statement statute, 18 U.S.C. § 1001, proscribes false statements, concealment, or false documentation in any matter within the jurisdiction of any of the three branches of the federal government.6 It applies generally within the executive branch.7 Within the judicial branch, it applies to all but presentations to the court by parties or their attorneys in judicial proceedings.8 Within the legislative branch, it applies to administrative matters such as procurement,9 as well as to “any investigations and reviews, conducted pursuant to the authority of any committee, subcommittee, commission, or office of the Congress consistent with applicable rules of the House or Senate.”10
In outline form, Section 1001(a) states:
I. Except as otherwise provided in this section,
II. whoever,
III. in any matter within the jurisdiction of the executive,
legislative, or judicial branch of the Government of the
United States,
IV. knowingly and willfully—
V. a. falsifies, conceals, or covers up by any trick, scheme, or device a material fact;
b. makes any materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or representation; or
c. makes or uses any false writing or document knowing the same to contain any materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or entry;
shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 5 years or, if the offense involves international or domestic terrorism (as defined in section 2331), imprisoned not more than 8 years, or both. If the matter relates to an offense under chapter 109A [sexual abuse], 109B [sex offender registration], 110 [sexual exploitation], or 117 [transportation for illicit sexual purposes], or section 1591 [sex trafficking], then the term of imprisonment imposed under this section shall be not more than 8 years.11
https://www.everycrsreport.com/reports/98-808.html#_Toc514154872