Cato Scholar: Trump’s FBI Probe of Lawmakers May Violate Constitutional Protections
As the FBI continues to investigate the six members of Congress President Donald Trump called “seditious,” Cato scholar Patrick Eddington released a recent blog post titled: When Presidents Target Congress. In his piece, Eddington states that:
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“The Supreme Court in Gravel and Eastland extended protection for congressional oversight activities to investigative functions. A communication reminding executive branch personnel of the legal limits enacted by Congress is, functionally, an act of oversight. The lawmakers in the video have military or intelligence community backgrounds and are exercising Congress’s oversight function by informing the public about the legal obligations of servicemembers. Several also sit on relevant Congressional committees of jurisdict ion…
I think there’s an excellent argument that the video made by the six members of Congress is likely protected under the Constitution’s speech and debate clause.”
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To speak with Eddington on the ongoing FBI investigation, you can reach out to Christopher Tarvardian.
