On: Linus says Carmen Ortiz is lying

[adeaver]

Actually he pretty much did say she lied: "But having the involved US attorney then basically lie about it all in a very public statement"

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[jlgreco → adeaver]

Basically: Adverb, In the most essential respects; fundamentally: "a basically simple idea".

Example usages: in this document: "Ctrl-F basically"

"Basically lying" is not the same as "lying", as commonly used in American English. Feel free to contrast this with "technically lying".

If you want to lawyer Carmen's words, then Linus get's to lawyer his.