Absolutely. Also, if it became a public scandal, he'd be gone. Only in Congress can he get away with what he has done, hold a press conference, shed a few tears, and keep his job.
yep, I mentioned that too
if the person was a public representative or public face of a company then it would be more likely
but just some random employee in a cubicle somewhere who was doing this is a person life, not at work, not on work computer, etc..
it would be a non-issue