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Somewhat. Article I, section 6 of the United States Constitution: "They shall in all cases, except treason, felony and breach of the peace, be privileged from
by spc476 13y ago
Somewhat. Article I, section 6 of the United States Constitution: "They shall in all cases, except treason, felony and breach of the peace, be privileged from arrest during their attendance at the session of their respective Houses, and in going to and return from the same; and for any speech or debate in either House, they shall not be questioned in any other place."
How that plays out in this situation, I'm not sure, since I'm not a Constitutional Scholar, nor a lawyer.
- Natsu 13y agoThey would simply charge them with a felony--revealing classified information.
- coolj 13y agoINAL but I believe they could be charged under the Espionage Act (18 USC sec. 793) for leaking national security secrets, which is a felony, and they would lose privilege.
- Andrew_Quentin 13y agoThat seems to be no different than the law applied to any citizen.