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House Republicans Block Resolution To Expel Santos

CBS News reports: House Republicans on Wednesday blocked a Democratic resolution that would expel GOP Rep. George Santos from Congress, instead voting to refer the matter to a committee while several investigations into his conduct continue. On Tuesday, Democratic Rep. Robert Garcia of California introduced a measure to expel Santos from the House as a “privileged” resolution, fast-tracking its consideration …

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Santos Whines As Dems Hold Presser On Expulsion

The Associated Press reports: Democratic Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif., introduced a resolution in February to expel Santos, something the House has only done twice in recent decades and requires the approval of a two-thirds majority. He brought the measure Tuesday to the House floor under a process that gives lawmakers until Thursday to dispense with it. Republicans could vote to …

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TODAY: Dems To Force Resolution On Expelling Santos

Spectrum News reports: House Democrats are set to put a measure on the floor to expel Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., from Congress on Tuesday, sources tell Spectrum News, after he was arrested and charged in federal court last week with money laundering, wire fraud, theft of public funds and making false statements to Congress. The measure, known as a “privileged …

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George Santos Staffer Threatens Reporter With Violence

The Daily Beast reports: In the aftermath of a federal indictment charging Rep. George Santos (R-NY) with wire fraud, money laundering, theft of public funds, and false statements, a top staffer for the serial fabulist publicly lashed out this week at a freelance journalist he claims is “obsessed” with him and “fixated” on his “every move,” before seeming to suggest …

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Tape Shows Santos Trying To Sell His Story For Film

The Daily Beast reports: Newly released audio shows Rep. George Santos (R-NY) asking a documentarian for money to appear in a documentary project about him. Filmmaker Blake Zeff tweeted that his team “eventually ditched the project when it was clear” Santos wanted “lots” of money to appear in the film. In the audio, which was reportedly recorded during conversations between …

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Santos Confesses To Theft In Brazilian Criminal Hearing

The Washington Post reports: Rep. George Santos signed a deal with Brazilian prosecutors Thursday in which the New York Republican confessed to theft and agreed to pay restitution and fines if prosecutors agree to drop the criminal case against him, bringing a likely resolution in a case that has tailed the embattled politician for more than a decade. Santos appeared …

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TODAY: Santos To Settle Brazilian Fraud Charges

CNN reports: Republican Rep. George Santos’ deal with Brazilian authorities to avoid prosecution in a 2008 fraud case is expected to be finalized Thursday in Rio de Janeiro, according to documents viewed by CNN. Prosecutors proposed a deal with Santos in which he would pay a fine to the state of Rio de Janeiro and reimburse the victim for the …

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McCarthy Won’t Back Santos’s Reelection Bid [Video]

The New York Post reports: House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said he would not support lying Long Island Rep. George Santos in his re-election bid after the freshman lawmaker was blasted with fraud and money laundering charges. McCarthy implied in a interview with CNN that Santos should consider dropping out of the 2024 race while he deals with the court case …

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GOP Leadership Rejects Calls To Expel George Santos

The Associated Press reports: Protecting a narrow, four-vote majority, Republican leaders in the House are making clear that they intend to let the legal process play out with New York Rep. George Santos before they take steps to force his resignation or expel him. Republican leaders, who for months have faced mounting questions about Santos after most of his campaign …

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Watchdog Group: Santos’s Treasurer May Not Exist

From the Washington watchdog group CREW: There is reason to believe that Rep. George Santos’s treasurer does not exist and that Santos’s committees are violating the law by raising and spending money without a treasurer, according to a complaint filed today by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington with the FEC. Andrew Olson, Santos’s listed treasurer, is not and …

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Miss Kitara Ravache Melts Down Outside Courthouse

At this writing, Miss Kitara Ravache is screaming at the media scrum outside a Long Island courthouse where in addition to ranting about his innocence, he’s parroting the latest claims about the Biden family being the real criminals. When confronted about some of the 13 federal charges, Miss Ravache dodged and repeated Trump’s all too familiar claims about everything being …

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Santos Pleads Not Guilty, Released On $500,000 Bond

The Associated Press reports: U.S. Rep. George Santos pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges alleging a financial fraud at the heart of a political campaign built on dubious boasts about his personal wealth and business success. Santos, the New York Republican whose biography began to unravel after his election last fall, is accused of duping donors, stealing campaign funds, lying …

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DOJ Unveils Lengthy Accounting Of Santos’s Charges, Claims He Pocketed Donor Funds For Luxury Purchases

Holy crap, this is really something. From the Justice Department: A 13-count indictment was unsealed today in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York charging George Anthony Devolder Santos, better known as “George Santos,” a United States Congressman representing the Third District of New York, with seven counts of wire fraud, three counts of money …

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Santos Expected To Be Arraigned In Long Island Today

The Guardian reports: Federal prosecutors in New York have charged congressman George Santos, the embattled House Republican who has been under scrutiny for months by the Justice Department over questions surrounding his 2022 campaign and finance activities. Santos is expected to turn himself in to authorities at the federal court in Brooklyn as soon as Wednesday morning, one of the …

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New Details In Milo-MTG-Kanye Campaign Cash Story

The Daily Beast reports: Alt-right agitator Milo Yiannopoulos used the credit card for Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R-GA) campaign last November to purchase an internet domain for Kanye West’s still unannounced 2024 presidential bid, and he was reimbursed for “domain transfer” by the West campaign the same day for $3,000 above cost, according to receipts obtained by The Daily Beast …

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Milo Accused Of Falsifying Kanye Campaign Invoices

Politico reports: Patrick Krason, the treasurer for Ye’s, better known as Kanye West, still-active presidential campaign account, told a federal regulator he had resigned on Monday, alleging in a letter to the rapper-turned-candidate that campaign advisor Milo Yiannopoulos had possibly broken federal campaign finance law. Yiannopoulos denied the allegation. Krason said he had recently learned of a “potentially serious criminal …

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Kanye Rehires “Ex-Gay” Milo To Run Political Operation

The Daily Beast reports: Rapper Kanye West’s on-and-off political operation is back on, with right-wing provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos at the helm once again five months after being ousted by his far-right rivals. West’s virulently anti-Semitic media tour last year generated headlines more for West’s dinner with white supremacist leader Nick Fuentes and Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago and his effusive praise …

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Peter Thiel: I’d “Strongly” Back DeSantis As Nominee

The Insider reports: GOP megadonor Peter Thiel thinks Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis would “make a terrific president.” “If he’s the Republican nominee, I will strongly support him in 2024,” Thiel told podcast host Bari Weiss in an episode of the “Honestly” podcast on Wednesday. “But I do worry that focusing on the woke issue as ground zero is not quite …

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“Gay” FL Republican State Rep Faces Calls To Resign

The Advocate reports: A Florida GOP lawmaker representing one of the highest concentrations of LGBTQ+ constituents in the state has faced repeated calls for his resignation. Florida Rep. Fabian Basabe, a Miami Beach Republican, endured an April of scandal and accusations, one that arguably reached a climax with LGBTQ+ activists chanting “shame” as he participated in a Pride parade. That …

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George Santos Boasts To GOP Crowd: “You’re Going To Have To Drag My Dead, Cold Body Out” Of Congress

The New York Times reports: As he strode into a bar packed with margarita-sipping young Republicans here the other night, Representative George Santos of New York looked like a man who had finally gotten what he had always wanted. It was a glorious spring night in the capital, and for eight minutes, Mr. Santos had something rare: an invitation to …

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