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She will almost certainly be shielded by the speech or debate clause.
Possibly, but you would think an argument could be made that her bringing this up had zero to do with the business of the nation, it was during hearings with the IRS for fuck’s sake! Do you know if there are any exceptions to the SDC?
The text of the SDC is very broad. Any limitation on it would almost certainly have to come from the Supreme Court.
He's a private citizen.