George Santos won't resign, but expects to be expelled: 'It's done when I say it's done'
Rep. George Santos describes his launch to Congress as attention befitting an "it girl," a phrase typically reserved for a popular socialite who rubs elbows with the most famous people.
But the adjective most commonly used before the New York Republican's name is "embattled."
Santos started his first term mired in scandal, admitting much of his personal and professional resume was fabricated. The lies ranged from being a volleyball star at a college he never attended to alleged fraud for which he is facing 23 federal charges.
After nearly a year full of revelations, accusations and challenges, Santos said he expects his first term to be his last after a recent House Ethics Committee report said the freshman representative violated criminal laws.
"You want to expel me? I'll wear it like a badge of honor. I'll be the sixth expelled member of Congress," Santos said Friday morning during an X Spaces, formerly Twitter Spaces, hosted by Monica Matthews.
How do people with no accountability get so far?
The laws punish only the lawful
They only punish the innocent?
Feature not a bug
This is by design. Really it is.
"it's done when I say it's done, and by that I mean when they throw me out kicking and screaming."
Huh, it's so weird that he's a Republican. Did I say weird? I guess I meant to say entirely expected.
That it's not "fundamentally dishonest" or just "usually lying" shows how useless billionaire-owned media is at holding the rich and powerful accountable.
Calling him dishonest doesn't distinguish him from typical Republicans, though.
True, but the "fundamentally" part implies an inability or unwillingness to EVER be honest that sets him apart from even your typical Republican as more of a liar. Such a thing shouldn't even be possible but here we are 🤷
Santos is not rich, at least not with his own money, and he's the least powerful member of Congress, so really, not that powerful
But has enough access, opportunistic tendencies and dishonesty to be rich on other people's money
Still comes with a lot of power and privileges, especially when you're part of the club that's good friends with all the Federalist Society judges..
If you are to be expelled, it’s very much not over when you say it’s over. It’s over when your coworkers toss you out on your ass.
If he truly wanted control he would resign but he’s just lying as usual
trolling the entire country and we just let him do it
Not we. Conservatives and Republicans, including the people in his district.
The Republicans from his district were among the first people trying to throw him out. It was McCarthy who was protecting him because he needed the vote. Then Johnson did the same thing until the ethics report.
Judge sentences him to 30 years
Judge: "Here is your badge, dipshit. Wear it with pride, I guess."
Shitbird with no integrity continues to have no integrity.
Film at 11.
The platonic idea of a republican
I can't believe anyone cares. this is such a side show
I care about a candidate that commits massive fraud.
You might not, but that speaks volumes of your character.
He doesn't seem that different from any other Republican to me. He's more brazen in his lies but no less honest.
he's a representative out of New York. I'm not in New York. he matters not at all to me or most people.
Because if one skates, the next couple think they can skate, and then the next.
Fuuuuuuck that. Chuck the library at this motherfucker and send him upriver for 3 decades.
it feels a bit quixotic trying to hold politicians accountable.
Except in this case it’s actually working.
And to the degree it doesn’t, it’s because of people who “don’t care.” With Bobo giving a handjob in public and Trump seeing no negative impact from the indictments, and the J6ers still in Congress and getting reelected - it’s the people who “don’t care” who don’t hold the politicians responsible who make committing crimes and defending the criminals just a part of normal US politics.