George Santos thanks fellow members for courage and not expelling him

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  1. StillBlue

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    I can think of better words.
    Weakness.
    Fear.
    Stupidity.
    Party over country.
    That's just a few.
    It wasn't that long ago that a Senator resigned when a picture of him miming grabbing a sleeping Playmate's assets, not even actually touching them surfaced. Times sure have changed.
     
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    Negligence
    Immorality
    Chicken ****
    I bet I could keep going for a long time.
     
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    Rep. George Santos mystery bail backers’ identities must be revealed, judge rules

    The identities of the three people who guaranteed Rep. George Santos’ $500,000 bond in his criminal fraud case must be revealed, a federal magistrate judge ordered Tuesday.

    But Santos, the embattled freshman Republican lawmaker from New York who was charged last month with an array of financial crimes, has until noon on Friday to appeal the decision, Magistrate Judge Anne Shields ordered.

    Santos, 34, has pleaded not guilty to charges of defrauding his campaign supporters, lying to obtain unemployment money and making false statements on his congressional disclosure forms.

    He has vowed not to resign, even as a growing chorus of his own Republican colleagues have urged him to step down. Those calls began even before Santos took office in January, after The New York Times published a bombshell report questioning key details of the biography that Santos had presented on the campaign trail.

    https://www.cnbc.com/2023/06/06/geo...ealed-judge-rules.html?recirc=taboolainternal

    I'd like to know who was twisted enough to guarantee that liar's bail.
     
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    Silly me, I thought it was the voters who determined who they wanted to represent them.
     
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    Lee Atwater Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Franken was an unfortunate victim of "me too" zealotry.
     
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    Say it ain't so.
    Georgie can't scam up the few thousands needed to pay his own bond?
    How the times have changed,eh George ?
    Betcha MTG and Elise Stefanik took money from their campaigns and backed Santos.
    Mccarthy involved?
    Did the 3 who did put up the money funnel it through his relatives to remain anonymous?

    Supposedly it's family members which sounds real fishy.

    'George Santos files appeal to keep names of those who helped post $500,000 bond sealed'

    Submitting the filing just before the noon deadline, Santos' lawyers argue that the people who helped him post the bond would likely have to withdraw from serving as his bond supporters if their names are released. This, Santos says, could force him into pre-trial detention or impose upon him onerous release conditions.'


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    https://www.cbsnews.com/news/george-santos-appeal-keep-names-500000-bond-sealed/
     
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  7. Izzy

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    "The court filing includes a passage stating that Santos "has essentially publicly revealed that the suretors are family members and not lobbyists, donors or others seeking to exert influence over the Defendant." Santos's next court appearance is scheduled for June 30, but the judge could rule on whether to release the unsealed records at any time.'
     
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    COWARDS
     
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    So did these 3 people have to fess up just $50,000 or the $500,000 in cash or property?
    Santos claims the three are his relatives.

    I'm still going with Marge Gangreene and Elise Stefanik as two of them and used money from their campaign coffers.
    Michael Popok @ Meidas Touch thinks the wealthy guy who either bought(?) or sold (?) the expensive yacht that Georgie was the middleman for and made a big commission was one of the three.
    No more appeals?

    'George Santos bail backers will be revealed Thursday, judge orders'

    Source: CNBC

    The identities of the people who guaranteed Rep. George Santos’ $500,000 bond in his criminal fraud case will be revealed Thursday at noon, a federal judge ordered Tuesday.

    The decision in U.S. District Court in Long Island came less than two weeks after Santos’ attorney argued that the bail backers’ identities should be kept private because of the “media frenzy” surrounding the case.

    Santos’ lawyer, Joseph Murray did not immediately respond to CNBC’s request for comment on the judge’s order.


    This is breaking news. Please check back for updates.

    Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/06/20/geo...s-will-be-revealed-thursday-judge-orders.html
     
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    This exposure could well enhance the chances of George Santos (aka Anthony Devolder, Anthony Zebrovsky, Kitara) being Trump's running mate in '24.

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    Say wha?
    No money or property was needed.
    Georgie's father and his aunt are vouching for his what? lol

    'George Santos’ father and aunt identified as bond backers'

    'A federal judge on Thursday unsealed the identities of the co-signers on embattled Rep. George Santos’ $500,000 bond that allowed the New York Republican to stay out of federal custody after he was charged in a 13-count indictment.

    The guarantors were listed as Elma Santos Preven and Gercino Dos Santos, according to signatures on the court documents that were unsealed. A law enforcement official confirmed to CNN that the guarantors were Santos’ aunt and father, respectively.

    Neither relative secured the bond with cash or property, according to a court order that was among the documents unsealed Thursday. But Santos’ father and aunt “agreed to be personally responsible” for the congressman’s compliance with the terms of his release, the order noted.'

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    https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/22/politics/george-santos-bond-cosigners-family-members/index.html
     
  12. Izzy

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    Kind of confusing considering the GOP backers Santos has for keeping him in office.
    Maybe some paddles on his fat ass instead of a smack on his hand?

    "Meanwhile, the House Ethics Committee said Thursday it is working on an “expeditious timeframe” to investigate the allegations against Santos and has issued nearly three dozen subpoenas and more than 40 voluntary requests for information on the GOP congressman.

    The panel said in March that it had voted to set up an investigative subcommittee with authority to look into a number of issues, including whether Santos may have engaged in unlawful activity related to his 2022 congressional campaign. An attempt to expel Santos from the House was unsuccessful in May after the full chamber voted to refer the Democratic-led resolution to the Ethics Committee.'


    https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/22/politics/george-santos-bond-cosigners-family-members/index.html
     
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    George Santos is a protected class. DEAL! the LEFT set this standard (or lack there of)
    If they boot santos then they are "racist"
    I say get rid of him and Schiff.
     
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    I would lay my money on the group of sponsors having included a Russian oligarch/intelligence agent.
     
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    A full blown case of Malignant Narcissism run amok.

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    Jun 14, 2023 — Congressman George Santos on the Adam Schiff Sham: "We must preserve the integrity of the U.S House of Reps. and censure Adam Schiff today.".
     
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    whatta jerk. This is someone that should just keep his mouth shut on this matter, lol (santos, not you)
     
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    I can't find Santos's "terms of release", terms that his father and aunt are responsible for.
    Curious what happens to them if Santos doesn't comply because it says they're responsible for the 500,000.
    Like is forbidding George to lie among them? lol

    The scum of the earth sleazebag scam artist greedy pig even took campaign money from his dad and aunt.
    Dad is a retired painter and aunt is a postal worker.



    'According to Federal Election Commission records reviewed by ABC News, Santos' father is a retiree in New York who listed his occupation as construction and painting. Records show that he donated six times to his son's Congressional campaigns in 2020 and 2022, for a combined $7,650.

    FEC records also show an Elma S. Preven of New York donated to Devolder-Santos for Congress three times in 2021, totaling just over $4,000. The records listed Preven at the time as a mail handler for the United States Postal Service.'
     
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    I had MTG and Elise Stefnik dipping in to their campaign coffers.
    They love Georgie.
    It was his dad and aunt and no money or property was put up.
    Every criminally charged scam artist should be so lucky, eh?
     
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    Why would his father & aunt, not want their names released? I mean, putting up money for a relative's bail is understandable, even laudable behavior. Or do you think they're embarrassed to even be related to George?
     
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    For starters they didn't need to put up any money or property.
    George was afraid of the blow back they'd get, harassment, threats., losing thier job etc.
     
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    Thanks for the 411.
     
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    Finally, one long-festering Republican embarrassment is being confronted:

     
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    Not enough Democrat votes for expulsion.

    '179 in favor of expulsion, 213 against'

    https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/democrats-george-santos-house-expel-vote-rcna123314
     
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    if Dems voted to expel Santos they'd have to address Mendenez.
    They all deserve each other.
    That said
    Scamto has back-up plans with insane troll logic that defies sanity.

    'Santos says he’d run again if expelled'
    'Fellow New York Republicans want Santos out of office.'

    snip:


    'Santos pointed to his own victory last year for a House district won by President Joe Biden in 2020 as a sign of his political strength.

    “Could I have won the general election last time? Nobody said I could. But I survived,” Santos told CNN in an interview set to air Sunday.

    But that victory came before a flood of scrutiny for Santos. Soon after he won, broad swaths of his biography were found to have been fabricated. But the lawmaker has insisted voters would look past his fraudulent claims.

    “People elected me because I said I’d come here to fight the swamp, I’d come here to lower inflation, create more jobs, make life more affordable, and the Commitment to America. That’s why people voted for anybody,” he said. “To say that they voted based on anybody’s biography, I can beg you this. Nobody knew my biography. Nobody opened my biography who voted for me in the campaign.”


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    https://www.politico.com/news/2023/11/03/santos-explusion-reelection-00125292

    https://www.politico.com/news/2023/11/03/santos-explusion-reelection-00125292
     
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    Of course, each case must be assessed on its own merits, but if Menendez is allowed to continue to stink up representative government like Santos, it will only encourage those who already reject democratic elections and the American justice system.
     
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