Keith Ellison isn't just calling for Sessions' resignation, he's bringing up jail time

[MADem]

17. They will NEVER (ever) get him on a perjury charge.

That dawg just will not hunt. I'm a bit disappointed that Ellison is continuing to pursue this line--he should know better and probably does. It's fine to keep hammering on the FACT that he LIED, but they didn't get Ashcroft for the same thing, in similar circumstances, either, and they wisely didn't even try. Legislators are allowed to lie in the workplace, basically--that's the bottom line. Even under oath. You can charge them till the cows come home, you can even find them guilty, but you're not going to PUNISH them for it, unless you want to change a founding document.

Art 1 Sec 6 of the US Constitution, like it or not, gives ABSOLUTE protection to the speech of a sitting legislator within the halls of Congress--and it doesn't matter if they are speaking to give or receive testimony or in debate on the floor. The phrase "with impunity" and "shall not be questioned in any other place" are not ambiguous.

The door opens for prosecution when one looks at the possibility of TREASON, though (no "Get Outta Jail Free" card for that) --but there's many a slip twixt cup and lip.

The smart move is to keep focusing on the CONDUCT--he lied, he lied, he lied. He's not honorable--he tried to hoodwink us, he didn't tell the truth, he's untrustworthy, blah blah blah etc. etc. and so forth.