from 2017 august digg: two more screen shots from dc courts snapped and posted to social media august 2017.
WOULDN'T MATTER: OK TO BE CONVICTED FELON IN CONGRESS.
There are no federal statutes or Rules of the Senate that directly affect the status of a Senator who
has been indicted for a crime that constitutes a felony. No rights or privileges are forfeited under
the Constitution, statutory law, nor the Rules of the Senate upon an indictment. Under the Rules
of the Senate, therefore, an indicted Senator may continue to participate in congressional
proceedings and considerations. Under the United States Constitution, a person under indictment
is not disqualified from being a Member of or a candidate for reelection to Congress. Internal
party rules in the Senate may, however, provide for certain steps to be taken by an indicted
Senator. For example, the Senate Republican Conference Rules require an indicted chairman or
ranking Member of a Senate committee, or a member of the party leadership, to temporarily step
aside from his or her leadership or chairmanship position.
Members of Congress do not automatically forfeit their offices upon conviction of a crime that
constitutes a felony. No express constitutional disability or “disqualification” from Congress
exists for the conviction of a crime, other than under the Fourteenth Amendment for certain
treasonous conduct by someone who has taken an oath of office to support the Constitution.
Unlike Members of the House, Senators are not instructed by internal Senate Rules to refrain
from voting in committee or on the Senate floor once they have been convicted of a crime which
carries a particular punishment. Internal party rules in the Senate may affect a Senator’s position
in committees. Under the Senate Republican Conference Rules, for example, Senators lose their chairmanships of committees or ranking Member status upon conviction of a felony.
https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RL34716.pdf>>2275840