Can a sitting Senator or, say, a Speaker of the House

[leftieNanner]

be indicted by a Special Prosecutor? If said prosecutor happens to find evidence of illegal foreign campaign contributions?

Asking for a friend.

And wouldn't that be delicious! This housecleaning process needs to go deep.

[ffr]

1. I'd tell your friend that he should probably get his two sons and his daughter on a plane soon

[leftieNanner]

3. He needs to research which countries

Do Not have an extradition treaty with the US.

And then it's just a quick call to the travel agent!

[Wounded Bear]

8. I believe Russia is high on that list...

[njhoneybadger]

9. To Moscow with love

Have a nice trip pauly

[NewJeffCT]

2. They're protected from prosecution in many instances

but, not sure how far it extends and it may not cover criminal charges

[unblock]

6. they can't be prosecuted for anything they say on the floor of the house/senate.

other than that, i'm not aware of any special protections they have from prosecution.

they do have limited protection from arrest, as i noted in another post.

[shanny]

7. They are protected from prosecution regarding

anything they say on the floor of the House /Senate. If their "crime" is not related to their floor speech or debate, they have no immunity. So, illegal campaign contributions, bribery, corruption, conspiracy, etc are all fair game, even against sitting congresscritters.

[unblock]

4. they cannot be *arrested* in the house or the senate or commuting to or from there.

however, they can be arrested elsewhere, or when congress is not in session.

and they can be indicted and convicted.

the house and the senate both have procedures to remove members, and it has happened a few times.

but if they don't, in theory, it's possible to have a sitting congress person in prison.

[leftieNanner]

11. Hmmm

I think they're recessed right now, aren't they?

Mueller is playing three dimensional chess and they are playing Go Fish.

I guess the only thing that keeps me sane these days is the hope that Mueller has his ducks in a very precise row, leading through the Capitol and right into the Oval Office.

[unblock]

12. i don't think they technically go into recess much any more, hardly ever.

as least the senate usually gavels-in and immediately gavels-out once every three days, to prevent presidents from making temporary appointments without senate say-so. even though donnie's of the same party as the ones who control the senate, senate republicans still want a say in such matters.

don't know if the house does the same thing.

in any event, a congressperson is only protected from arrest to/from/in congress, so when they're home or out campaigning, arrest is fair game.

[leftieNanner]

13. Thanks for the details

I know that Mitchy was always careful to keep the Senate "in session" during Obama's Presidency. Probably still true. McConnell is a crook, but he ain't completely stupid.

[BigmanPigman]

5. I have asked that too,

specifically applying it to Ryan and McConnell who knew of Russian election tampering before the election, curtailed voting for the SCOTUS justice and took Russian money for their party and/or themselves.

[hfojvt]

10. ask the Keating 5

Although I could be misremembering the issue there.