Liz Cheney’s Immunity

For any alleged offenses on the January 6 committee the former Wyoming congresswoman may not be questioned in any other place save for the House.

AP/J. Scott Applewhite, file
Congresswoman Liz Cheney on Capitol Hill, October 13, 2022. AP/J. Scott Applewhite, file

President Trump’s threat to pursue legal action against Congresswoman Liz Cheney, “is escalating,” the Hill reports, as he suggests the former representative of Wyoming “should be prosecuted for her work” on the January 6 committee. Count us out. We have published our share of editorials excoriating the J6 committee, but it’s hard to see how Ms. Cheney can be brought to book, given the Constitution’s “Speech or Debate” clause.

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