I specifically asked that question in DC.
Did you know there is an extreme reluctance to prosecute politicians under these circumstances? Even if they find a hand-written memo from Barry that says: "I'm going to pull one over on the voters. I'm lying and it will be too late before I'm caught", that there is a doctrine that says voters should assume all politicians do a certain amount of lying and that it is the voter's obligation to fact-check any politician's claims?
I was surprised at first, but then it makes sense. You wouldn't want the courts filled with the thousands of broken political promises made every year.