Hey Hey Hey Congressional Democrats Don't Have Immunity

[gab13by13]

DOJ is expected to indict Texas Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar.

Bob Menendez in the Senate. It must just be Congressional Magats who have immunity.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/doj-expected-to-announce-indictment-of-texas-democratic-rep-henry-cuellar-sources-say/ar-AA1o5Y3U?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=HCTS&cvid=7091d3d2743848b5f8e5614d715904c6&ei=43

[CrispyQ]

1. Isn't he the anti-abortion candidate a lot of us objected to?

Why, yes, he is!

https://punchbowl.news/article/henry-cuellar-abortion-stance-breaks-from-democrats-greg-casar/

House Democrats are hammering a pro-abortion message this cycle, hoping to repeat the gains they made during the 2022 election. But Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) won’t be joining them.

Cuellar, the sole anti-abortion Democrat in his caucus, is rejecting colleagues’ calls to support federal protections for abortion. In fact, Cuellar is advocating for more acceptance among Democrats for those who take a different view on the issue.

[bottomofthehill]

3. Yes! this is great news.................?

It is a plus 3 dem district that we have a good chance of turning republican. DO you think that person will be pro life or pro choice? and who do you think the republican will vote for for Speaker and other procedural votes.

Sarcasm thing added

[JT45242]

2. And somehow Scott Perry, Gym Jordan, Coach Tubby, MTG, etc are not prosecuted for Jan 6

Just so we are clear, IOKIYAR appears to be still true as we move from every AG since Billy Barr during the Bush 1 admin fallout thru Billy Barr killing the Mueller report through the current AG.

I don't know if Cuellar is guilty or not, but I do know that all those seeking pardons from TFG thought they were guilty of something. Seems like the AG could have pushed some resources in that direction, since innocent people do not usually seek out pardons.

[House of Roberts]

4. Why would pardoned Republicans need Trump reelected?

In his world you don't give someone something that helps them no longer need you.

[Fiendish Thingy]

5. plenty of Republicans have been indicted and prosecuted for a variety of crimes

but so far, none have been indicted for January 6 related crimes, although some we know are under investigation (and we don't know if there are any others not publicly known).

[John Farmer]

6. If I recall correctly,

Senators and representatives have immunity from lawsuits for whatever is said or done in the chambers of congress. They have no criminal immunity.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

7. House Democrat indicted by DOJ, undermining GOP talking points

As a Democratic member of Congress is indicted on corruption allegations, the idea of a "weaponized" Justice Department has been thoroughly discredited.

Link to tweet

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/house-democrat-indicted-doj-undermining-gop-talking-points-rcna150623

But as the political world digests the latest instance of a sitting member of Congress getting indicted, it’s also worth pausing to reflect on the bigger picture.

As things currently stand, the Justice Department, under the leadership of Attorney General Merrick Garland, is:

prosecuting President Joe Biden’s son;

prosecuting an incumbent Democratic senator, New Jersey’s Bob Menendez, during his re-election bid;

prosecuting an incumbent Democratic congressman, Texas’ Cuellar, during his re-election bid;
investigating an incumbent Democratic congresswoman, Missouri’s Cori Bush, during her re-election bid.

For good measure, it’s probably worth mentioning that the Justice Department also appears to be investigating Eric Adams, the high-profile Democratic mayor of New York City.

And yet, despite these developments, one of the animating concepts in contemporary Republican politics is that rascally Democrats have “weaponized” federal law enforcement to punish GOP figures and shield Democrats from accountability. The Justice Department and the FBI, leading Republican voices insist, are little more than political tools for the Biden White House and its fiendish allies......

Indeed, if Biden and his team were trying to weaponize federal law enforcement to benefit Democrats, they’ve proved themselves to be incredibly bad at it.

In advance of the 2018 elections, Donald Trump complained bitterly about federal law enforcement charging two of his congressional allies, and the then-president whined about the Justice Department undermining the Republican Party’s electoral plans.

Six years later, federal law enforcement is prosecuting two Democratic members of Congress, potentially undermine their party’s electoral plans, and Biden is taking a responsible, hands-off approach.