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The Associated Press reports: Former U.S. Rep. George Santos is requesting a partially anonymous jury while federal prosecutors are pushing to admit as evidence some of his past campaign lies as the disgraced New York Republican’s September fraud trial nears. Santos’ lawyers argued in court filings that individual jurors’ identities should only be known by the judge, the two sides …

The Hill reports: A federal judge on Friday declined to dismiss several criminal charges against George Santos, the ex-Republican House member expelled from Congress last year. Santos faces 23 counts connected to separate accusations he misled and mistreated campaign donors, lied on financial disclosures and inflated campaign finance reports. The former lawmaker, who has pleaded not guilty to all the …

The New York Daily News reports: As former Rep. George Santos’ federal fraud case moves closer to a trial later this year, federal prosecutors are calling on a judge to reject the expelled lawmaker’s attempts to spike a number of identity theft charges against him. Santos’ legal team last month moved to dismiss three of the 23 counts against him, …

The New York Post reports: Lying ex-Rep. George Santos donned a long wig, red lipstick, fake lashes and a feather boa as he brought back “Kitara Ravache,” his former drag persona that he previously denied existed, in a video posted online. The disgraced Long Island GOP congressman revived his drag queen past for the first time Tuesday in an appearance …

Mediaite reports: Former Rep. George Santos (R-NY) announced on Twitter/X on Monday that he’s bringing back a flashy figure from his past: his drag persona Kitara Ravache! Why? Money, of course! After raising $0 in a failed bid to take back his congressional seat in New York, Santos is turning back to Kitara (and Cameo) to raise money that he …

USA Today reports: Disgraced former Rep. George Santos R-N.Y., is dropping his comeback bid less than two months after announcing he was running for reelection. Santos was expelled from the House by his colleagues last year as he faces sweeping federal charges, including lying to the Federal Election Commission, identity theft, money laundering, wire fraud and theft of public funds. …

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Courthouse News reports: Attorneys for Disney and ABC told a New York federal judge on Thursday that late-night host Jimmy Kimmel’s satirical prank Cameo videos of disgraced former Republican congressman George Santos are protected against copyright infringement claims by the fair use doctrine. The expelled lawmaker sued Kimmel, the ABC television network, and Walt Disney Co. in February for fraud …

Politico reports: One of George Santos’ biggest GOP critics is seeking to block expelled members like him from returning to the House floor and other Capitol hotspots open to former members. Rep. Anthony D’Esposito (R-N.Y.) is slated to introduce a resolution that would amend the rules to “deny certain privileges” to former members who have been expelled from the House, …

“George Santos’ expulsion from Congress was good for the nation and his resignation from the Republican Party is good for commonsense conservatives. Santos can watch me defend this important swing district and the November election results from his prison cell as he’s being held accountable for stealing an election and ripping off donors.” – GOP Rep. Nick LaLota, responding to …

The Daily Beast reports: George Santos is taking on yet another identity. On Friday, the deposed congressman, serial liar and alleged fraudster announced that he would run for Congress again not as a Republican, but as an independent. “I will take my Ultra MAGA/Trump supporting values to the ballot in November as an Independent,” Santos boasted. Earlier in March, Santos …

Axios reports: The GEORGE rule, which stands for Getting Expelled Officially Revokes Guaranteed Entry, would revoke the lifetime floor privileges afforded to former House members if they were expelled. Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-N.Y.), who introduced the proposal, told Axios: “George Santos disgraced Congress with his presence during the State of the Union.” House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) opposed expelling Santos …

ABC News reports: Disgraced former Republican Rep. George Santos arrived in the House chamber on Thursday night about an hour before President Joe Biden’s speech was to begin and about three months after he became the first House member to be expelled in more than 20 years. He was seen seated on the GOP side near the aisle — his …

NBC News reports: Federal prosecutors have charged a Texas man they say tried to scam former Rep. George Santos as well as an actor, a musician and a professional athlete by falsely suggesting he could help get criminal charges dropped. Hector Medina, Jr., was arrested in his hometown of El Paso, Texas, on Wednesday, and faces charges in the Eastern …

City & State reports: “I’m working on a movie – a documentary – and also a reality TV show,” Santos told City & State. “So there’s just so many things that I’m working on now that I prefer to engage in instead of going into a messy primary to take on Tom Suozzi.” Of course, you have to take everything …

“I am currently embroiled in the most preposterous lawsuit of all time. George Santos—a man Republicans kicked out of congress for being a fraud—is suing me for fraud! Because we did a nice thing. We supported him by ordering his Cameo videos. “He says we deceived him under the guise of fandom soliciting personalized videos, only to then broadcast these …

NBC News reports: Former Rep. George Santos filed a civil lawsuit against Jimmy Kimmel Saturday accusing the late-night television host of using fake names to request Cameo videos from the former lawmaker and then misusing them on his show. Santos sued Kimmel for copyright infringement, fraud, breach of contract, and unjust enrichment. He is seeking at least $750,000 in damages. …

“Until this election cycle, I frankly had not heard of Mazi Pilip. We put her on the show, see if we can give her a chance to win. A lot of friends of mine cared a lot about the race. And with the small margin of majority that the Republicans have on the House, they can ill afford to lose …

Politico reports: The possibility of an Election Day snowstorm in next week’s tight race to replace expelled former Rep. George Santos in Congress is putting pressure on the candidates to turn out their supporters. Any disruption to voting Tuesday could benefit former Democratic Rep. Tom Suozzi over Republican nominee Mazi Melesa Pilip, thanks to Democrats’ advantage in early voting so …

Mediaite reports: In an interview on Inside Politics Sunday, CNN anchor Manu Raju asked Santos about the possibility he will take a plea deal on the 13-count federal indictment he’s facing. “You’ve been in talks over a possible plea agreement and the federal indictment you’re facing,” Raju said. “Do you expect you will reach a plea deal that will keep …