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.
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-->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. <-- There's more, but not about protected speech.
Congress.gov helps us out with some handy rules and guidelines, which may be one of the reasons so many members of Congress are attorneys:
She can be sued if she is run out of office, come Roevember. She would then be a private citizen, like her daddy, Trump, is now.
Here's what the Constitution says:
*** Section 6 ***
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.
*** Here is the part we're interested in***
-->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. <-- There's more, but not about protected speech.
Congress.gov helps us out with some handy rules and guidelines, which may be one of the reasons so many members of Congress are attorneys:
https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/artI-S6-C1-3-3/ALDE_00013302