&gt; <i>When you&#x27;re facing a subpoena, you don&#x27;t knowingly lie.</i><p>Not that I believe Apple&#x27;s CEO is lying, however…<p>You don&#x27;t knowingly lie <i>if you think the risk of getting caught is unacceptably high</i>. That last part is important, I think, and indeed, you state, &quot;<i>because he knows someone will find out</i>&quot;, so I know you get it. However, I don&#x27;t think we should forget that a great deal of the concern we have presently in this thread about the government&#x27;s capability in introspecting our technology is indirectly the result of the DNI lying under oath¹.<p>¹I know your post says subpoena, but it seems similar enough that its worth reminding…