Hunter Biden’s lawyer filed an ethics complaint against Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) Friday, requesting that an ethics watchdog “immediately” initiate a review of Greene’s conduct after she …

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    1 year ago

    But what about the message she sent to the people on her email list? Surely that doesn’t have the same protections of the speech and debate clause.

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      Depends on what a court decides “in either house” to mean. Does it mean physically in the House or Senate chambers? Does it mean “in furtherance of their duties as a congressperson”? I know how I would rule, but I don’t know how the Supreme Court would rule.