1.   Boehner, who said he believes McDermott leaked the tape to the media, plans to sue McDermott for invasion of privacy.

2.   But he has argued that even if he did leak the tape, he did not violate the law.

3.   In his lawsuit, Boehner accuses McDermott of leaking the tapes to reporters.

4.   McDermott argued that the case should be dismissed because, even if he did leak the tape, his right to do so was protected by the Constitution.

5.   Republicans accused McDermott of leaking the tape, which legal experts say would be a federal crime.

6.   Rep. Jim McDermott, D-Wash., has been accused by GOP members of leaking the tape of the Republican strategy session to The New York Times.

7.   Republican leaders quickly accused McDermott, who was the senior Democrat on the Ethics Committee, as the one who leaked the tape.

8.   Republicans accused McDermott of leaking the tape, in violation of federal law, after its contents were disclosed in newspapers last week.

9.   The tape was leaked to German television and then to Austrian television in December, setting off political and social anxieties.

10.   The tape was apparently leaked to the station by navy officers attached to the intelligence agency.