I know he didn't. He never lied to anyone, he just said he did. He also didn't jedi mind trick any regulators. He just said that because he convinced one group to do something (AEG) that the group in charge (AOG) had already decided.

Mark has never worked anywhere for very long. That should tell you something. This guy wasn't smart enough and was definitely too lazy to be a part of some big coverup and conspiracy. Stacey Klein from the AEG that testified against him on Monday and showed there was no need to lie to the FAA, she proved the FAA is clueless enough without someone having to lie to them.

https://www.magzter.com/stories/Busi...d-Have-To-Bend
“[Stacey Klein] had no engineering background, her airplane experience was very limited,” Ludtke said, suggesting that the head of the FAA team in charge of overseeing the development of the Max 8 training requirements was not particularly qualified to do so. “It was just an impossible scenario,” he added.


FAA official says former Boeing chief test pilot misled her about 737 Max | Courthouse News Service