The Daily Populous Saturday November 18th, 2023 day edition
Authored by newrepublic.com and submitted by thenewrepublic

Confusing his financial history was also a part of the plan, the report contests. To cover his tracks, Santos crafted a “fictional” financial narrative surrounding what he called his “family’s firm,” the Devolder Organization. Yet that group turned out not to be a financial institution but an LLC that almost exclusively received bank deposits and transfers from other accounts operated by Santos.

“At nearly every opportunity, he placed his desire for private gain above his duty to uphold the Constitution, federal law, and ethical principles,” the report read. “Santos sought to fraudulently exploit every aspect of his House candidacy for his own personal financial profit.”

The bipartisan House Ethics Committee said that Santos should be publicly condemned for his actions, which the report notes were “beneath the dignity of the office and … brought severe discredit upon the House.” They opted against recommending any sanctions against Santos, predicting that the process would have dragged on for months, reported Roll Call.

MadRaymer on November 17th, 2023 at 19:49 UTC »

> “And I could’ve done that,” Trump continued. “And you know what? I would have been very well received. Don’t forget, the people that went to Washington that day, in my opinion, they went because they thought the election was rigged. That’s why they went.”

Alright, so this is Trump saying it wasn't Antifa then, right? These were his guys. They weren't sent by Pelosi or whatever conspiracy theory is coming out of the right-wing cesspools. It's a line I've heard from my relatives in the cult, but I often wonder if they even believe it themselves.

SpontaneousQueen on November 17th, 2023 at 18:56 UTC »

He was mad that the Secret Service scanned for weapons. He really did attempt a coup.

thenewrepublic on November 17th, 2023 at 18:27 UTC »

Newly released audio from an interview recorded just two months after January 6 captures Donald Trump’s real thoughts on the insurrection. In his own words, the former president claimed it was within his abilities to stop the riot.