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2016 Postmortem

drm604

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19. I found this.

Reply to shawn703 (Reply #16)

Thu Dec 1, 2016, 11:51 AM

Dec 2016

http://www.pointoforder.com/2013/08/06/congressional-release-of-classified-information-and-the-speech-or-debate-clause/

Ackerman is certainly correct that the Speech or Debate Clause immunizes members of Congress from prosecution for disclosing classified information on the floor or in committee hearings. See Gravel v. U.S., 408 U.S. 606 (1972). As he also recognizes, however, members are not protected against congressional discipline, up to and including expulsion, for revealing classified information without permission.

If this is correct he couldn't be prosecuted but he could still face consequences.

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There's info about Russian interference that Senate Democrats are asking Obama to declassify. [View all] drm604 Dec 2016 OP

I hope to come back to this thread tomorrow and see many, many recs. nt MADem Dec 2016 #1

Get it out there. Kick and Rec. Hekate Dec 2016 #2

not releasing this KT2000 Dec 2016 #3

Feinstein voted with the Republicans to not declassify. I wonder why? nt jalan48 Dec 2016 #4

I don't see anything to imply that. drm604 Dec 2016 #7

My mistake. Here's the verbiage from MJ. jalan48 Dec 2016 #8

wtf! triron Dec 2016 #5

That's the impression that I get. drm604 Dec 2016 #9

Probably more like it will embarrass OUR intelligence rusty fender Dec 2016 #22

knr triron Dec 2016 #6

Desperately need a sharp investigative journalist to triron Dec 2016 #10

Feinstein was the one Democrat who didn't sign. She is loathesome. KittyWampus Dec 2016 #11

Could get interesting. What happened to that FISA warrant for Trump's secret server to Russia? Coyotl Dec 2016 #12

damn it. get it out there. mopinko Dec 2016 #13

Wyden should read the information on the Senate floor, MADem Dec 2016 #17

Release the Kracken flamingdem Dec 2016 #14

K&R think Dec 2016 #15

Can't a Senator release the information themselves? shawn703 Dec 2016 #16

I don't know. drm604 Dec 2016 #18

I found this. drm604 Dec 2016 #19

I doubt he'd face any shawn703 Dec 2016 #20

Release the Crappen (R) Achilleaze Dec 2016 #21

Has anyone heard anything more about this? drm604 Dec 2016 #23

There is this Ellipsis Dec 2016 #24

Nothing new there. drm604 Dec 2016 #25

Good luck with that. LisaM Dec 2016 #26

Hopefully Wyden, et al will release the info regardless. drm604 Dec 2016 #27

There's now a petition. drm604 Dec 2016 #28

That's 6 Democrats -- and an Independent (Angus King, ME) mainer Dec 2016 #29

K&R 2naSalit Dec 2016 #30