George Santos, Fraudster

[thyme4change]

This guy is seriously pathological!

[Tennesseer]

[mollyanna58]

About time.


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The House will decide this week whether to expel embattled Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., in what would be a historic move to oust a sitting member of Congress from the lower chamber.



The efforts to remove Santos from Congress could see a vote with the entire House as early as Wednesday evening. Rep. Anthony D’Esposito, R-N.Y., who is leading the push to expel Santos, has called his fellow New York lawmaker “unfit to serve.”

[Tennesseer]

Two down. One more to go?

George Santos’s Campaign Aide Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud
Samuel Miele is the second person who worked on Representative George Santos’s House election campaigns to plead guilty to federal charges.

A second person connected to the campaign of Representative George Santos of New York has pleaded guilty to federal charges, an ominous sign as the embattled congressman’s own case moves closer to trial.

Samuel Miele pleaded guilty on Tuesday to one count of wire fraud in connection to a fund-raising scheme for his and Mr. Santos’s benefit.

Appearing before a federal judge in Central Islip, N.Y., Mr. Miele, 27, admitted to impersonating a House staffer while soliciting funds for Mr. Santos.

Mr. Miele’s lawyer, Kevin Marino, said that his client accepted responsibility for his actions, but declined to say whether Mr. Miele’s plea included an agreement with federal prosecutors to testify against Mr. Santos.

Rest of article here: George Santos’s Campaign Aide Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud

[djAdvocate]

his money story never made any sense.

unless he is a thief.

then it makes perfect sense.

[Tennesseer]

So will a Republican controlled House of Representatives have the balls to expell him? Or will they keep him just to be the majority.

Ethics Committee releases scathing report on Santos, alleging 'complex web' of crime

The House Ethics Committee on Thursday issued a scathing report on embattled Rep. George Santos, following its monthslong investigation into the New York Republican's actions that have led to nearly two-dozen pending felony charges and repeated efforts to expel him from the House of Representatives.

Santos has pleaded not guilty and defended himself, insisting he will remain in office, but in the immediate wake of the ethics report he said Thursday he will not seek reelection.

"I will continue on my mission to serve my constituents up until I am allowed. I will however NOT be seeking re-election for a second term in 2024 as my family deserves better than to be under the gun from the press all the time," he said in a statement.
The 56-page report, written by an investigative subcommittee, breaks down the 23 federal felony charges against Santos, including conspiracy, wire fraud, false statements, falsification of records, aggravated identity theft and credit card fraud.

The committee said its investigation "revealed a complex web of unlawful activity involving Representative Santos' campaign, personal, and business finances."

"Representative Santos sought to fraudulently exploit every aspect of his House candidacy for his own personal financial profit. He blatantly stole from his campaign," the report states.

The report also found "substantial" evidence that Santos violated criminal laws, "some of which" are subject to pending charges. But it also alleges evidence of additional unlawful conduct, including regarding the information on federal filings.

Rest of article here: Ethics Committee releases scathing report on Santos, alleging 'complex web' of crime

[Tennesseer]

In a month or two santos will claim he never said he wouldn't run for reelection in 2024. Just like he said he wouldn't run for reelection shortly after being sworn in as a member of Congress.

Santos won’t run for reelection in 2024

Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) announced Thursday he will no longer run for reelection in 2024, dropping out of the race shortly after the House Ethics Committee released a scathing report detailing “substantial evidence” that the embattled Congressman “violated federal crimes.”

Santos, however, said he will continue to serve his district “up until I am allowed,” indicating that he does not plan to resign.

“I will continue on my mission to serve my constituents up until I am allowed. I will however NOT be seeking re-election for a second term in 2024 as my family deserves better than to be under the gun from the press all the time,” Santos wrote on X, formerly called Twitter.

The announcement is a reversal for Santos, who told CNN in an interview earlier this month that he would run for his seat next year even if the House voted to expel him.

Rest of article here: Santos won’t run for reelection in 2024

[djAdvocate]

too bad.
i was looking forward to him getting destroyed in the election.

[Tennesseer]

So will House republicans vote for the inegrity of the House or for their own jobs.

Speaker Johnson tells Republicans to ‘vote their conscience’ on Santos expulsion

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said he has “real reservations” about the push to expel Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) from Congress but told members of the House GOP conference Wednesday to “vote their conscience” when a resolution to oust the embattled lawmaker hits the floor this week.

“What we’ve said is, the leadership team, is we’re gonna allow people to vote their conscience. I think is the only appropriate thing we can do. We’ve not whipped the vote, and we wouldn’t. I trust that people will make that decision thoughtfully and in good faith,” Johnson said at a press conference.

“I, personally, have real reservations about doing this. I’m concerned about a precedent that may be set for that. Everybody’s working through that, and we’ll see how they vote tomorrow,” he added.

A vote to expel Santos is expected to take place Thursday after two lawmakers moved to force votes on ousting the New York Republican on Tuesday. If successful, Santos would become the sixth lawmaker to be booted from the House in history.

Speaker Johnson tells Republicans to ‘vote their conscience’ on Santos expulsion

[swamp]

Nov 16, 2023 16:27:43 GMT -5 djAdvocate said:

too bad.
i was looking forward to him getting destroyed in the election.

[Tennesseer]

Nov 16, 2023 16:27:43 GMT -5 djAdvocate said:

too bad.
i was looking forward to him getting destroyed in the election.

After santos was sworn in and his lying and cheating became public, santos said he would not run for reelection. But then months later he said he would run for reelection.

Now that he will possibly be expelled from Congress, santos is stating it is a badge of honor for him. And if expelled, I expect that he will run again for his seat.

[djAdvocate]

he will lose.

[Tennesseer]

Nov 29, 2023 13:27:41 GMT -5 djAdvocate said:

he will lose.

Of course he will. But he will take the trump route over the lose: Rigged election! That seems to be the path losers take these days.

[happyhoix]

Poor George will probably be expelled from Congress tomorrow.

He says the repeated attempts to oust him is bullying.

Ok, snowflake.

Marge Taylor Green is furious Santos is getting kicked out, but then, since she called Boebert a little bitch on the House floor, and her big buddy Kevin got fired, no one gives a shit what Marge says.

It’s like junior high all over again. So much stupid drama!

[NomoreDramaQ1015]

Nov 29, 2023 11:23:33 GMT -5 Tennesseer said:

So will House republicans vote for the inegrity of the House or for their own jobs.

Speaker Johnson tells Republicans to ‘vote their conscience’ on Santos expulsion

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said he has “real reservations” about the push to expel Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) from Congress but told members of the House GOP conference Wednesday to “vote their conscience” when a resolution to oust the embattled lawmaker hits the floor this week.

“What we’ve said is, the leadership team, is we’re gonna allow people to vote their conscience. I think is the only appropriate thing we can do. We’ve not whipped the vote, and we wouldn’t. I trust that people will make that decision thoughtfully and in good faith,” Johnson said at a press conference.

“I, personally, have real reservations about doing this. I’m concerned about a precedent that may be set for that. Everybody’s working through that, and we’ll see how they vote tomorrow,” he added.

A vote to expel Santos is expected to take place Thursday after two lawmakers moved to force votes on ousting the New York Republican on Tuesday. If successful, Santos would become the sixth lawmaker to be booted from the House in history.

Speaker Johnson tells Republicans to ‘vote their conscience’ on Santos expulsion

What you mean it will sent the precedent that you can't be a pathological liar and scammer before you run for Congress?
 
Hmmm. . .I can see why Republicans are scared of "setting a precedent" with this one.   They'll all be voted out by next week.

[Tennesseer]

We have this today from Santos. Shame on Rep. Jamaal Bowman for pulling the fire alarm. But he admitted he did and agreed to pay the fine and apologize to the capital police. Santos has admitted guilt to absolutly nothing. Very big difference between the two. And Santos knows it. Slime Santos is.

Defiant Santos announces effort to oust colleague ahead of his own likely expulsion

Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) may be getting pushed out of Congress, but he’s making it clear that he won’t be leaving quietly.

The embattled lawmaker announced Thursday morning that he will move to force a vote on expelling Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) from the House, just more than a month after the New York Democrat was charged with a misdemeanor for falsely pulling a fire alarm in a House office building ahead of a key vote. He pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor and agreed to pay a fine and write an apology to the Capitol Police.

Santos — who faces 23 federal criminal counts — unveiled his plans during a farewell tour-esque press conference outside the Capitol on Thursday, one day before the House is poised to hold a vote on expelling him after the House Ethics Committee released a damning report on the congressman.

During the early-morning media availability, Santos declined to unpack the allegations against him but lashed out at the Ethics Committee, labeling the panel’s final report “slanderous” and “unprecedented.”

Rest of article here: Defiant Santos announces effort to oust colleague ahead of his own likely expulsion

[Tennesseer]

Santos Expelled from Congress. Breaking news.

311 members of Congress voted to expel him.

let the lying baby's tears begin.

[Tennesseer]

In historic move, House votes to expel Rep. George Santos

The House has voted to expel Republican Rep. George Santos on Friday, a historic move that hasn’t happened in more than 20 years.

It was the third attempt to expel the scandal-ridden congressman. He is just the sixth House member in history to be forcibly removed by his colleagues. House Republican leaders, though, rallied around Santos early Friday stating they would vote against the resolution.

The expulsion vote came two weeks after a scathing House Ethics Committee report detailed what investigators said was Santos' use of campaign funds for his own personal benefit. Santos has repeatedly criticized the report as political smear, though he's yet to refute specific allegations.

Momentum initially grew to oust Santos after the report’s publication, but then several House Republican leaders publicly said just before the vote they were opposed to the resolution.

House Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters Friday he would vote against expelling Santos.

Rest of article here: In historic move, House votes to expel Rep. George Santos

[soupandstew]

[Icelandic Woman]

It's about time! Better late than never I guess.

[NastyWoman]

I am always blown away by his claims of being "duly elected". Based on what? That he got the most votes during the elections? Easy answer but not true. Santos made up a non-existent persona and THAT is the person elected. And I am not talking about political promises, which may or may not be kept, either - the Santos who was on the ballot does not exist. 

Call me naive (and I admit my position is just that) but that alone should have been reason enough to expel him in the first place.

[NancysSummerSip]

The fact that this lying little scumbag has been tossed out on his high-heeled, cross-dressing, fake-it-'til-you-make-it ass is proof to me that there is a God. And that God does not care about politics for one New York minute. But ethics and honesty do matter.

I hope there is no one, not one pearl-clutching conservative right wing news program that will hire him as a commentator. I am sure he thinks the TV shows will just be lining up to throw money at him for what he knows, expecting him to spill his tea. Or book publishers will be dying to give him millions for a tell-all.

Of course, maybe Harry and Meghan's biographer, Mr Scobie, would be interested, seeing as he may be in trouble for the fallout from his latest book about the royal rebels. He could use the diversion.

[Tennesseer]

[djAdvocate]

this is from an article at NBC:

Democrat James Traficant of Ohio is the most recent member to have been expelled, on an overwhelming 420 to 1 vote in 2002. He had been convicted of racketeering, bribery, obstruction of justice and tax evasion.

i remember that. but what i forgot is how similar this set of findings was to that which Trump is currently under indictment for.

[Cheesy FL-Vol]

Dec 1, 2023 20:21:06 GMT -5 djAdvocate said:

this is from an article at NBC:

Democrat James Traficant of Ohio is the most recent member to have been expelled, on an overwhelming 420 to 1 vote in 2002. He had been convicted of racketeering, bribery, obstruction of justice and tax evasion.

i remember that. but what i forgot is how similar this set of findings was to that which Trump is currently under indictment for.

We’ve “evolved” as a society and these transgressions are now perfectly acceptable.

 If a Dem does these things it needs to be punished. If a Rep does them, no biggie.

[tbop77]

"[Republicans who voted for expulsion] were all McCarthy acolytes who want to cripple Johnson," Bannon said. "This is truly a Civil War breaking out today....The line of demarcation is that vote today, and you're seeing pure, raw hate [among House Republicans]."


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I haven't seen anything but hate from Republicans since 2008.  

[thyme4change]

[Tennesseer]

[happyhoix]

Dec 2, 2023 6:39:29 GMT -5 tbop77 said:

"[Republicans who voted for expulsion] were all McCarthy acolytes who want to cripple Johnson," Bannon said. "This is truly a Civil War breaking out today....The line of demarcation is that vote today, and you're seeing pure, raw hate [among House Republicans]."


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I haven't seen anything but hate from Republicans since 2008.  

Yes but usually it’s hate against the Dems. This amount of GOP vs GOP fighting is unusual.

The Rino faction needs to cut the MAGA part out. Yes it will cost them in the next few election cycles but it has to be done. The MAGA branch is Trumpian. When he dies or gets imprisoned without his phone and his bully pulpit, MAGA will destroy itself as people fight to be the next leader. It’s nothing but a cancer.

[djAdvocate]

if they cut them out, it seems reasonable to assume that Trump will form a MAGA Party. and that is fine. it would result in Democrats sweeping the board for decades. and that would be fine with MAGA, because they don't actually care about governing. they have proven that OVER AND OVER AGAIN. they would rather tear down government than improve it.

so, this truly is an existential issue for the GOP. and they know it.

it really is sad. there was once a liberal strain in the GOP. but i have not felt welcome in the party pretty much ever. i have always been of the belief that a nation can be judged by how it treats it's poor. by this standard, we are a shithole country. there are developing nations that do a better job of it than we do. it is pathetic.

meanwhile, Elon Musk takes his $44B investment and says "go fuck yourself" to his investors. the money he has lost would lift 10M kids out of poverty. but instead, he can just throw it away. and people laugh at it. or say "it's his money to lose", which it is. but what a way to lose it.