Lying
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A long time ago, I came across a young-adult novel about someone revisiting a capital case from decades earlier. I may describe more of it in my own answer.
Ray Drouillard, commenting on https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/fiction/91305/bikini-beach-la..., gave three methods of lying:
1) A straight up lie
2) Technically the truth, but only part of the truth, and it is strongly misleading
3) The truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth; but told in a way that it will never ever be believed.
The book's protagonist spoke with the defense attorney, who told him that the defendant said, "I didn't mean to." At the protagonist's prodding, the attorney admitted, "... look."
Which type of lie did the former defense attorney tell?