if he did it in the House or its related to his legislative duties, he has absolute immunity. Speech or Debate Clause.
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He even did it on FoxNews today! :)
Does he have absolute immunity from leaked videos of him using drugs in the House? (Or elsewhere.)
(That’s one of the things I’m hoping for upon reconsideration
of what Nunes may have been referring to...)
~Easy
In 2009, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled in Murtha’s favor, accepting his argument that he was acting in an official capacity, concluding that he was immune from suit, and ordering dismissal of the case for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction. This decision was based not on the Speech or Debate Clause of the Constitution, but on the Westfall Act, a federal statute that “accords federal employees absolute immunity from common-law tort claims arising out of acts they undertake in the course of their official duties.
Westfall Act
The Westfall Act's core purpose — to relieve covered employees from the cost and effort of defending the lawsuit and to place those burdens on the Government
also Sharratt v Murtha (same type of suit - another Haditha Marine)