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brooklynite

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5. Imaging indictment of Members of Congress may be fun...

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Fri Oct 20, 2023, 07:56 PM

Oct 2023

…but it will never happen.

Anything they said and voted on is covered by the Speech and Debate clause. Anything they did would require proof of intent.

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Could it be that some in the House feel the heat of the Special Counsel breathing down on them? [View all] kentuck Oct 2023 OP

Hopefully! EOM Scottie Mom Oct 2023 #1

Yes Please! Faux pas Oct 2023 #2

Perfect post NotHardly Oct 2023 #6

Lol Faux pas Oct 2023 #30

That, & no one wants to be associated with the sordid hijinks of boebart, gaetz, greene, Gym etc. AnotherMother4Peace Oct 2023 #3

And that distancing is a great thing to see! ShazzieB Oct 2023 #15

A Democratic sweep 2024 multigraincracker Oct 2023 #4

Your keyboard to god's monitor...nt Wounded Bear Oct 2023 #10

Imaging indictment of Members of Congress may be fun... brooklynite Oct 2023 #5

True but participating in the planning of the coup, as did Gym Jordan, TomSlick Oct 2023 #7

Show us the evidence they helped plan it. brooklynite Oct 2023 #19

Liz Chaney seems confident. TomSlick Oct 2023 #41

I suspect that sitting congresspeople are off limits to prosecutors, for various reasons. usonian Oct 2023 #8

Senator Menendez, for one? There have been congressmen and Senators indicted karynnj Oct 2023 #34

Maybe caution. Maybe overload. usonian Oct 2023 #38

There were kingpins, and there were followers bucolic_frolic Oct 2023 #9

Of course, this is a big part of what is happening. Irish_Dem Oct 2023 #11

There are a lot of unanswered questions n/t hibbing Oct 2023 #12

It not only could be, it is. This guy has the goods on their aiding/abetting & being accessories. ancianita Oct 2023 #13

Yes, and this is a continuation of their coup plot. ecstatic Oct 2023 #14

Same with the Gaetz of hell malaise Oct 2023 #16

There is no evidence any members of Congress are in Smith's sights. former9thward Oct 2023 #17

Yup, House Magats have immunity, gab13by13 Oct 2023 #18

It can't happen in that order. The DC conviction of Trump has to happen first. ancianita Oct 2023 #21

It can happen in any order if the evidence is there. former9thward Oct 2023 #23

That's not what the law says. ancianita Oct 2023 #24

You may have a point there. It' maddening that the participants hydrolastic Oct 2023 #35

The LAW. It may have a point? Just because ancianita Oct 2023 #36

I seem to recall that for 2 years the armchair prosecutors were telling us all the evidence was available... brooklynite Oct 2023 #31

Please enlighten. ancianita Oct 2023 #33

Go back to any discussion of Merrick Garland starting in the summer of 2021. brooklynite Oct 2023 #37

Since it's your recollection, why not link any relevant discussion from the archive, then. ancianita Oct 2023 #39

Highly doubtful. onenote Oct 2023 #20

That does explain a lot. c-rational Oct 2023 #22

K&R spanone Oct 2023 #25

I'm guessing that the list of culpable insurrectionists... dchill Oct 2023 #26

read the whole j-6 report ! there is a bunch of names in there ? bobby202 Oct 2023 #28

Start with the cretins that asked for pardons. Now! czarjak Oct 2023 #27

I think most of them knew about it... kentuck Oct 2023 #29

I believe in Karma... ProudMNDemocrat Oct 2023 #32

Wait what?? The Bopper Oct 2023 #40