[muawiyah]

And your point is?

Notice that Nancy Pelosi has "the authority of the United States" ~ comes with the job eh.

Not defending this mindless twit in what she was doing, but the Logan Act specifically exempts every last single Congresscritter in its second clause.

[donmeaker]

Not really. Congress has legislative powers, not executive authority.

Neither does the Chief Justice have Legislative powers, nor Executive authority.