https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/04/trump-impeachment-manager-threatened-defamation-charges/
Trump Impeachment Manager Threatened with Defamation Charges
Comments by members of Congress, even stupid and irrational, mostly are protected by the “speech and debate” clause of the Constitution – as long as the comments are part of the legislative process.
But now a letter from a legal team representing congressional witness Tony Bobulinski is charging that U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin, the Democrat from Maryland most famous for leading the impeachment case against former President Trump, stepped outside of that authority when he publicly slammed the witness, who has provided key evidence to Congress in its investigation into the evidence for impeaching Joe Biden.
Just guessing but I don't think this will fly.
Think Murtha against Haditha Marines.
Sharratt v. Murtha
and
Wuterich v. Murtha
Murtha made his comments outside of the halls of congress.
The speech and debate clause got stretched to death.
Plus the Westfall Act was cited.
Wetfall Act basically, in WUTERICH, the feds switched Murtha with the United States. You can't sue the King without the King's permission.
For the foregoing reasons, we hereby vacate the District Court’s order denying certification pending discovery and remand the case with instructions to the District Court to substitute the United States as the defendant in place of Congressman Murtha.
Because the FTCA excepts tort claims“ arising out of . . . libel [or] slander,” 28 U.S.C. § 2680(h), from the Government’s sovereign immunity waiver, Wuterich’s case is barred by sovereign immunity. Accordingly, the District Court will be required to dismiss the case for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.