Thanks you Keith. I understand Treason is a Federal Crime and that only the Senate can discipline him.
My question is WHO gets the ball rolling.
Perhaps Billyboy will drop by to explain it all to all of us Non-lawyer type people. How about it, John, can you give us a simple explaination Little Old Ladies can understand?
In general, it is possible for a Senator to commit treason - in fact, it is possible for a President to commit treason.
If a Senator commits treason, he can be tried in the ordinary way. Their priviledge is not absolute.
Clause 1: The Senators and Representatives shall receive a Compensation for their Services, to be ascertained by Law, and paid out of the Treasury of the United States. They shall in all Cases, except Treason, Felony and Breach of the Peace, be privileged from Arrest during their Attendance at the Session of their respective Houses, and in going to and returning from the same; and for any Speech or Debate in either House, they shall not be questioned in any other Place.
The priviledge against arrest is to prevet the executive from asserting control over congress by physical force. The priviledge of speech on the floor of COngress is to not chill any political rhetoric whatsoever. To the extent Congress can't be trusted with secrets, the executive can keep the secrets.