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Been hearing this for days, and it's just such a weird self-own at this point. It's bizarre enough that I can't decide if this is meant to scare them into submission or what? That's the only angle that makes sense.
It's also probably illegal blackmail (threatening to release private information that is of a humiliating nature unless someone acts in a certain way seems to fit the bill), assuming she is threatening specific people. But as usual, it's so shameless and the threat is done in full view of the public, so I guess everyone's cool with that now.
Edit: Not illegal apparently/sadly, see below.
Speech and debate clause
Thanks, I definitely didn't remember this, but reviewing it in the era we're about to enter is pretty depressing:
https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/artI-S6-C1-3-1/ALDE_00013300/
Basically, I assume GOP congressional members are going to be Trump's attack dogs like we've never seen, since they can threaten outright criminal conduct without repercussion.
Why wouldn't this be felony extortion (not covered by speech and debate clause)?
There's not a strong enough argument there. If the things that were said around Jan 6 weren't enough to break through this protection, vague threats probably won't do it either.
Law only goes as far as political will.
It's a threat. She's telling them to not release the report, or else.
Yeah, but why her own party? Like if one comes out, she's just going to blow up the rest? It's just such a weird take.
Because Gaetz is her bestie and she knows he's in danger of not getting the votes to get confirmed. The hardcore trumpists will absolutely use blackmail to get what they want. And they don't want to lose face by having a trump pick get defeated early on. But yeah, she should have leaned on them privately, not in public. She's not the smartest.
That entire group of people are shitheads. They don't care about eachother past being in the same party.