“He is politically bulletproof in his district. He would need to be convicted of a felony or die in office to be rid of him.”
Blarney is like Nancy Pelosigalore. There is nothing, they can do or say, that would keep them from being re elected by the mentally ill voters in their districts.
I don’t know the particulars of Frank’s district, but San Fransisco has been fruits, nuts and flakes for years.