Scott McClellan went to great pains to try
to prevent Voice of America reporter Paula Wolfson from reading aloud from this section of the U.S. criminal code.
US CODE: Title 18,1001. Statements or entries
generally
Except as otherwise provided in this section, whoever, in any matter within the jurisdiction of the executive,
legislative, or judicial branch of the Government of the United States, knowingly and willfully—
(1) falsifies, conceals, or
covers up by any trick, scheme, or device a material fact;
(2) makes any materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or
representation; or
(3) 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 or imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both.