It took me a bit to figure out what the title was referring to because it's buried near the end of the article:

But the most outrageous enhancement was for “lying on the stand.” Among other things, the judge found Alberts lied on the stand by testifying he hadn’t seen any “restricted” signs, despite a Capitol police officer saying there were lots of signs around the Capitol on J6. Prosecutors produced no evidence that any signs were directly in Alberts’ path on J6.

And Judge Cooper held that Alberts’ testimony was false when he said his bungee cords in his backpack were left in his backpack at all times.

So, was he convicted of perjury? I'm going to say no because the article didn't mention it. So here's the rub: it would be 100% illegal and impossible for the government to imprison you for lying on the stand without a perjury conviction. However, they can apparently increase the sentence for another crime by just saying "I don't believe you."

I'm dismayed but not surprised at this. The government has all sorts of weasel ways to actually circumvent your rights to due process.

It took me a bit to figure out what the title was referring to because it's buried near the end of the article:

But the most outrageous enhancement was for “lying on the stand.” Among other things, the judge found Alberts lied on the stand by testifying he hadn’t seen any “restricted” signs, despite a Capitol police officer saying there were lots of signs around the Capitol on J6. Prosecutors produced no evidence that any signs were directly in Alberts’ path on J6.

And Judge Cooper held that Alberts’ testimony was false when he said his bungee cords in his backpack were left in his backpack at all times.

So, was he convicted of perjury? I'm going to say no because the article didn't mention it. So here's the rub: it would be 100% illegal and impossible for the government to imprison you for lying on the stand without a perjury conviction. However, they can apparently increase the sentence for another crime by just saying "I don't believe you."

I'm dismayed but not surprised at this. The government has all sorts of weasel ways to actually circumvent your rights to due process.