[smokingfrog]

Why isn’t Schiff in jail for lying to congress?

[Signalman]

Why isn’t Schiff in jail for lying to congress?

Speech and debate clause (of the Constitution) protects Congress members from lawsuits over legislative speech The general purpose of the speech and debate clause is to protect members of Congress from having to worry that anything they say in the course of legislative activities will implicate them in a lawsuit.

https://mtsu.edu/first-amendment/article/1021/speech-and-debate-clause