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83x1: 18 U.S.C. § 205's Exception for Testimony Under Oath

January 27, 1983

The exception in 18 U.S.C. § 205 for "testimony under oath" would permit a present employee of the U.S. Government to serve as an expert witness for the plaintiff even though the United States was a defendant-in-chief. However, it is OGE's position that the standards of conduct, would prohibit such testimony.

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