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George Santos Probably Will Not Be a Member of Congress After This Week

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One way or another, George Santos will probably not have the title of U.S. Congressman much longer, and very possibly not after Thursday.

The embattled and indicted freshman New York Republican who is facing 23 federal felonies including for alleged wire fraud, money laundering, theft of public funds, identity theft, and lying to Congress, not to mention a damning Ethics Committee report, just days ago vowed, “I’m not leaving,” and “Come hell or high water … it’s done when I say it’s done,” yet admitted he would likely be expelled.

House Republicans are reportedly now giving Rep. Santos one last chance to resign, before forcing his expulsion via a vote they are suggesting will take place on Thursday.

“House Republican sources tell me they may wait until Thursday to ask for a vote on Michael Guest’s resolution to expel George Santos,” Punchbowl News’ Jake Sherman reports. “Some in the GOP leadership seem to want to give Santos one last chance to resign Thurs. at his news conference — although he says he won’t do so.”

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When the Ethics Committee report – alleging Santos used campaign donor funds for luxury goods, travel, rent, and Botox – was released just before Thanksgiving, Santos scheduled a press conference for Thursday on the Capitol steps (something that technically violates House decorum.)

“If he doesn’t step down voluntarily, GOP will ask for privilege on the Guest resolution Thurs and move to an immediate vote,” Sherman adds. “This has not been settled yet. Top Republicans say they expect to hear more from @SpeakerJohnson at leadership meetings this evening.”

Later, Sherman added that Speaker Mike Johnson “told a closed leadership meeting today that he spoke to [Congressman Santos] again today. And said resigning would be a way to avoid republicans having to take a tough vote.”

Based on Santos’ recent remarks, it’s doubtful he has any intention of making his exit easier for anyone.

Rep. Santos on Friday in an audio forum on the social media platform X, “said he does not want to continue working with ‘a bunch of hypocrites’ in Congress, whom he accused of committing infractions more severe than his, including being ‘more worried about getting drunk every night’ with lobbyists,” The Washington Post had reported. “Santos, without providing evidence, also accused his colleagues of trying to ‘sell off the American people’ and of voting while hung over.”

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CBS News Congressional Correspondent Scott MacFarlane explains the clock is ticking on the Santos expulsion vote, which will likely take place by the end of Thursday, unless he resigns first. Santos has already agreed to not run for re-election. It’s unclear if his resignation would have to be effective immediately to satisfy Republican leadership or if he could drag it out a bit longer.

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‘They Even Changed the Font’: Fox Host Blames ‘Libs’ for Controversial Cracker Barrel Logo

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Conservative America is outraged over Cracker Barrel restaurants changing their iconic logo to meet the times. The 55-year old Tennessee-based chain featuring Southern comfort food this week removed the barrel and a man sitting next to it from its logo, causing anger and upset among some on the right.

“In college, I worked at @CrackerBarrel in Tallahassee,” wrote U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL). “I even gave my life to Christ in their parking lot. Their logo was iconic and their unique restaurants were a fixture of American culture. No one asked for this woke rebrand. It’s time to Make Cracker Barrel Great Again.”

An apparently angered Donald Trump Jr. asked, “WTF is wrong with @CrackerBarrel??!”

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But one upset Fox News host decided to blame liberals for the transformation.

“I hate this so much,” declared co-host Emily Compagno. “Every time I go to Cracker Barrel, I build in time to shop.”

“You know that they’re even coming to New York City and they’re gonna do this whole, like, pop up with line dancing, whatever,” she continued.

“Okay, here’s what I was thinking about: I was like, ‘Am I being too harsh?’ But then, no,” she decided.

“For example, all of our sports logos, that get refreshed, right? Like all of our college teams and stuff. But that happened regularly through life. After 50 years, this changes — they even changed the font,” she lamented.

“This is, this is not nostalgic. This is not what we need. This is the libs, ruining it, and corporate pandering.”

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California Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom, continuing to draw attention to and mocking President Donald Trump’s unique communication style, offered this tongue-in-cheek response to the logo change:

“WHAT IS WRONG WITH CRACKER BARREL?? KEEP YOUR BEAUTIFUL LOGO!!! THE NEW ONE LOOKS LIKE CHEAP VELVEETA ‘CHEESE’ FROM WALMART, THE PLACE FOR ‘GROCERIES’ (AN OLD FASHIONED TERM)!!! ‘FIX IT’ ASAP! WOKE IS DEAD!! THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER. — GCN”

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‘Gonna Do a Job’: Trump Announces ‘Secret’ Plan to Join D.C. Police on Patrol

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President Donald Trump says he is secretly going to join the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department and the National Guard on their patrols in the nation’s capital on Thursday night.

The President may be pushing back against public opinion.

A Washington Post poll released Wednesday found nearly eight out of ten (79%) D.C. residents oppose Trump’s takeover of the Metropolitan Police Department, and having the National Guard and federal agents patrolling their city’s streets. About the same number, 78%, said they felt very safe in their neighborhoods.

“I’m gonna be going out tonight, I’m gonna keep it a secret, but I’m gonna go,” Trump told right-wing radio host Todd Starnes. “You’re the only one that. Now, see, you and your lots of listeners.”

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“I’m going to be going out tonight, I think, with the with the police, with the and with the military, of course.”

“So we’re gonna do a job,” he continued, not specifying what kind of “job.”

“The National Guard is great. They’ve done a fantastic job,” Trump added.

The Washington Post on Thursday noted that the President’s “move comes more than a week after Trump ordered a federal takeover of the D.C. police force, an extraordinary flex of federal power and part of his wide-reaching effort to make his mark on deep-blue American cities, which he has described as chaotic dystopias in need of occupation.”

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Trumps Wrongly Claim ‘Total Victory’ in NY Fraud Ruling

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President Donald Trump and his son Eric Trump are both wrongly declaring “total victory” after a New York appeals court tossed out an approximately $500 million judgment but left in place the ruling in New York Attorney General Letitia James’ civil case that the Trumps were liable for fraud.

“Thursday’s decision, which was not unanimous, leaves Trump still liable for fraud,” CNN reports. “The judges aligned to uphold his liability and toss the penalty so the case could move forward for further appellate review.”

In Thursday’s ruling, the judges wrote that the “nearly half a billion dollars” penalty “is an excessive fine that violates the Eighth Amendment of the United States Constitution.”

The New York Times reported that “the decision fell short of the full vindication the president had been seeking in his fight against Ms. James. In denying Mr. Trump’s bid to throw out the case, the court kept in place the ruling that he had committed fraud, an ignominious distinction for a sitting American president.”

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But the judges also ruled that they “agree with Supreme Court that the Attorney General acted well within her lawful power in bringing this action, and that she vindicated a public interest in doing so.”

In his February 2024 ruling, New York Supreme Court Judge Arthur Engoron “lambasted Trump’s continuous use of ‘blatantly false financial data’ while doing business at the Trump Organization,” Courthouse News reports. “Struck by Trump’s ‘complete lack of contrition and remorse,’ the judge ordered Trump to pay about $355 in penalties, a sum that has since ballooned up to nearly $500 million with interest.”

“The frauds found here leap off the page and shock the conscience,” Engoron wrote.

Eric Trump, however, provided a different interpretation.

“Total victory in the sham NY Attorney General case!!! After 5 years of hell, justice prevailed!” he wrote on social media.

Attorney Seth Abramson, a best-selling Trump biographer, mocked Eric Trump’s remarks.

“TOTAL VICTORY! FRAUD FINDING VACATED! Oh, wait… …the Fraud finding WASN’T vacated?” he snarked. “So the Trump Family was CONFIRMED to have committed Fraud? How is that a ‘total victory’? Wouldn’t that suggest Eric Trump thinks Fraud is okay, and being *fined* for it is the only problem?”

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President Trump also declared “total victory.”

“TOTAL VICTORY in the FAKE New York State Attorney General Letitia James Case!” he wrote on his Truth Social website. “I greatly respect the fact that the Court had the Courage to throw out this unlawful and disgraceful Decision that was hurting Business all throughout New York State. Others were afraid to do business there.”

He called the case election interference, and falsely claimed, “everything I did was absolutely CORRECT and, even, PERFECT.”

Donald Trump Jr. declared Thursday’s ruling a “Massive Win!!!”

“It was always a witch hunt, election interference, and a total miscarriage of justice… and even a left leaning NY appeals court agrees! NO MORE LAWFARE!” he wrote.

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