CQ, naturally, is on the case:
Q: Did Stevens get paid his Senate salary while sitting in the courtroom?
A: Yes, just like senators continue to draw their $169,300 salaries while campaigning for re-election or for president. Despite his legal troubles, Stevens remained a frequent sight in the halls of the Capitol while Congress was in session. He has missed just two votes since he was indicted — one on July 29, the day the indictment was handed up and the other on Sept. 26, the day after opening arguments in his trial.
Q: Did Stevens have to give up any perks of office?
A: Yes. Senate Republican Conference rules require a member indicted on felony charges to step down from the post of committee chairman or ranking Republican on all committees and subcommittees on which they serve. Long before his trial, Stevens, the Senate's longest-serving GOP member, relinquished his role as the top Republican on the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee and the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Disaster Recovery within hours of his indictment.
Q: Any chance of getting any of those jobs back pending appeal?
A: No. Senate Republican rules would require Stevens to remain on the sidelines even if he is re-elected.
Related -- John McCain has called for Stevens to step down.
--Phoebe Connelly
