Six freshman Republicans from New York—Representatives Anthony D’Esposito, Nick LaLota, Mike Lawler, Marc Molinaro, Nick Langworthy, and Brandon Williams—co-sponsored the resolution to expel Santos. The six lawmakers were some of the first Republicans to call publicly for Santos to resign once his lies were revealed. All of them except Langworthy won in districts that voted for Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election, making them more vulnerable to being voted out in 2024.
Many Republicans have resisted calling on Santos to resign due to their narrow majority in the House. With just a nine-seat GOP majority, Santos is a necessary vote. Several Republicans had called to hold off on the expulsion vote until after the House Ethics Committee finished an investigation into Santos. The committee opened the probe in March and announced Tuesday that it would complete its investigation on or before November 17.
Santos has been federally charged with 23 counts of various types of financial fraud. He pleaded not guilty to the initial 13 in May, and he has denied the additional 10 that were filed Tuesday night in a superseding indictment. Earlier this year, he also agreed to a deal with Brazilian authorities investigating him for financial fraud so that he could avoid prosecution.
Overclocked11 on November 2nd, 2023 at 21:54 UTC »
"The brothers have largely skirted specifics, blaming their faulty memories for the total lapses"
"Trump and Ivanka are set to testify next week, though the heiress is working to appeal Engoron’s ruling that she must participate."
Really hope these assholes sink to the bottom with their crooked dad. Fuck this family so hard.
Coco_Banana_Bear on November 2nd, 2023 at 21:50 UTC »
What blows me away about this trial and testimony is that none of it denies that there was rampant and obvious fraud. DonJr and Eric aren’t pushing the line that the statements were accurate. They can only say that someone else did it. This judge won’t believe that horse shit for a second.
Critical_Aspect on November 2nd, 2023 at 21:34 UTC »
Given trump's self-described excellent memory, it's interesting how often his and his kids' memories fail in legal proceedings. I wonder if the I-can't-recalls will exceed the number of times they've collectively pled the 5th.