“I do not recall” are the liars “get out of jail free” card for Congressional inquiry… You generally can’t prove someone doesn’t remember something so you can’t say they were lying…
It’s a way to avoid a perjury trap. Because if you don’t recall and say “no I have never met them”, some photo of you standing next each other in a buffet line can produce a perjury charge.
“I do not recall” are the liars “get out of jail free” card for Congressional inquiry… You generally can’t prove someone doesn’t remember something so you can’t say they were lying…
It’s a way to avoid a perjury trap. Because if you don’t recall and say “no I have never met them”, some photo of you standing next each other in a buffet line can produce a perjury charge.