The lawmakers would be protected by the House's speech and debate clause if they were to read them on the floor, providing them with immunity from civil or criminal liability. Massie told reporters that one of the men is "pretty high up" in a foreign government, and another is a prominent individual. The lawmakers didn't elaborate on what they meant or specify the conduct at issue.
One of the things I think we're going to see going forward is the question of, why can't we see that? Why is that being redacted? Because this law is pretty clear that Congress meant for the public to see as much of this as possible.
