Anonymous ID: 56a449 Feb. 21, 2019, 11:05 p.m. No.5320997   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun   >>1027

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JUNE 14, 2013

 

Legally, members of the House must swear a secrecy oath pledging not to disclose any classified information, although the Senate has no such oath. Members of Congress are protected by the Constitutionโ€™s speech or debate clause, which holds that membersโ€™ speech inside the chamber is immune from punishment, except for cases of treason, felony, or breach of peace. That protection was tested in Gravel v. United States in 1972, wherein former Alaska Sen. Mike Gravel read the Pentagon Papers into the congressional record after Daniel Ellsberg leaked the documents to news outlets. In that case, the Supreme Court held that Gravel was protected under the speech or debate clause. However, the clause has never been tested by a member of Congress publicizing classified information that had not already been leaked.

 

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2013/06/senate-intelligence-hints-at-prism-can-members-of-congress-be-tried-for-treason.html