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Originally Posted by HarryT
If a Senator breaks the law, are they not prosecuted? Are Senators immune from prosecution?
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The quick and safe answer is no; the *ex*-senator was prosecuted and tried in a court of law. The jury deliberated over a week and acquited on 1 charge and deadlocked on 8. The phrasing of that specific law requires a "knowing" violation so it came down to intent.
The subject's reputation is shot but he kept his license to practice law which is the reason he diddn't accept a plea bargain to avoid the trial; his license is more valuable to him than his reputation.