Octopus Overlords

Victoria Raverna wrote: ↑Wed Nov 01, 2023 11:28 pm Then I guess they also were against Donald Trump's impeachment, right? Did they stand up for that principle during the impeachment votes, too?

"I’m a Constitution guy. The House has expelled five people in our history, three for joining the Confederacy as traitors to the Union and two after they were convicted of criminal offenses. Santos has not been criminally convicted yet of the offenses cited in the Resolution nor has he been found guilty of ethics offenses in the House internal process. This would be a terrible precedent to set, expelling people who have not been convicted of a crime and without internal due process...

It’s a very risky road to go down and we have to stick by due process and the rule of law, as obvious as the eventual result seems."

The House Ethics Committee will not call for the expulsion of Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) from Congress in its public report on the investigation into his actions, which will be released later this week.

Ethics Committee chair Michael Guest (R-Miss.) told reporters on Wednesday that the report will not include a recommendation of formal punishment, such as expulsion, for the New York representative, who has become infamous for his serial lies, because doing so would have extended the investigation into the next year.

For months, the investigative subcommittee has been looking at whether Santos engaged in unlawful activity and lied about significant aspects of his personal and professional background during his campaign, Forbes reported.

Santos has been indicted a New York federal court on 23 charges of fraud, money laundering, identity theft and making false statements. He has pleaded not guilty to the charges.

Smoove_B wrote: ↑Thu Nov 16, 2023 10:57 am Ethics Committee chair Michael Guest (R-Miss.) told reporters on Wednesday that the report will not include a recommendation of formal punishment, such as expulsion, for the New York representative, who has become infamous for his serial lies, because doing so would have extended the investigation into the next year.

Smoove_B wrote: ↑Thu Nov 16, 2023 12:11 pm "We investigated ourselves and found nothing wrong."

That's the point.

Skinypupy wrote: ↑Thu Nov 16, 2023 1:00 pm

Smoove_B wrote: ↑Thu Nov 16, 2023 12:11 pm "We investigated ourselves and found nothing wrong."

That's the point.

Except they did find something wrong. Quite a lot of somethings wrong.

A statement from the committee accompanying the report said the panel unanimously voted to adopt the report. The committee said it uncovered additional “uncharged and unlawful conduct” by Santos that go beyond the criminal allegations already pending against him, and would immediately refer these allegations to the Justice Department for further investigation.

hepcat wrote: ↑Thu Nov 16, 2023 2:27 pm The tactic appears to have worked as Santos is saying he won't seek reelection.

malchior wrote: ↑Fri Nov 17, 2023 10:34 am He'll be out soon.

Unagi wrote: ↑Fri Nov 17, 2023 11:38 am I'm also guessing the GOP division that has blossomed recently has removed any "we must remain in lockstep" political strategy that most of them have successfully maintained until now.

Blackhawk wrote: ↑Fri Nov 17, 2023 1:03 pm How confident would they be that a special election would give them the vote back, vs give it to the Democrats?

Spoiler:

Skinypupy wrote: ↑Thu Nov 16, 2023 11:52 am

Smoove_B wrote: ↑Thu Nov 16, 2023 10:57 am Ethics Committee chair Michael Guest (R-Miss.) told reporters on Wednesday that the report will not include a recommendation of formal punishment, such as expulsion, for the New York representative, who has become infamous for his serial lies, because doing so would have extended the investigation into the next year.

"Here's a full accounting of all the unethical and probably illegal things he's done...but we're not gonna actually do shit about it."

What, exactly, was the point of all this?

Former GOP Rep. George Santos, who was expelled from the House last year and is facing federal charges, announced Thursday night that he’s running for Congress again — this time to challenge a Republican congressman in New York.

“Tonight, I want to announce that I will be returning to the arena of politics and challenging Nick for the battle over #NY1,” Santos wrote on X, referring to GOP Rep. Nick LaLota. “I look forward to debating him on the issues and on his weak record as a Republican. The fight for our majority is imperative for the survival of the country.”

hepcat wrote: ↑Sat Mar 09, 2024 12:55 pm Whenever you see a picture of Boebert with others, the first thing you have to ask yourself is "where's her other hand?".