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We all know if this was a democrat it'll be all over fox news and he would have resigned. This such an embarrassment to the party.
Top Republicans don't give a shit. Look at Trump he's lied the whole 4yrs in office, and they are still considering him a candidate for 2024. >


“I never claimed to be Jewish,” Santos said. “I am Catholic. Because I learned my maternal family had a Jewish background I said I was ‘Jew-ish.’”

At this point, I think it's safe to say republicans take lying as a point of pride. Of course they aren't going to call out their own—they're just going to try to outpace him by telling more lies >

Authoritarians, whether individuals (like Trump) or as groups (like today's Republican party) value the use of lies, especially obvious lies, because they serve as "loyalty-detectors".  If your followers listen to you lie and then nod their heads enthusiastically, then you know you've got them. >

100%. I understand that in Japanese they have a word for such people: baka, bakaru. Meaning - someone who is willing to say a donkey is a horse. Broader meanings - a yes-man/enabler, an idiot.
There's a bit of cultural history behind it which I'll undoubtedly fub. But it's based on this exact kind of authoritarian loyalty test, and is a fun little rabbit-hole to google. >

Thanks.  I'll have a look. >

Um… MTG has already spoken. She real mad that new-Con Tulsi was so hard on the freshman. >

Republicans are silent about there being a possible sex trafficker among them, I don't know how them being silent about this is suprising. >

To Republicans, lying in service of the Party is a virtue, not a sin. >

Just like any other cult. >

Sounds like a bunch of slimy cowards to me. >

McCarthy is getting just what he asked for. A clan of gollums and no majority support. He sure is tight lipped on this one. Must be extra awful. >

McCarthy has an incoming majority of 5 votes in the House, and 4 Republican members are firm that they'll never support McCarthy for Speaker.
McCarthy needs Santos's vote on Jan 3rd, even if he's headed for trial by March. >

He’s also scrambling in bargaining to get it at any cost. Lowering the threshold to oust him like they did Boehner. Essentially keeping him in a corner. 
He’ll end up speaker, but it comes at a severe price he didn’t anticipate. 
No lawmaking will occur. Just a slew of retaliatory witch-hunts. I’d like a lawmaker to at least TRY to make things better for the country instead of another 2 years of dick measuring. >

Top Republicans remain silent because they will only contradict themselves. >

Just let them ratfuck each other. >

Because unfortunately when they ratfuck each other, the drippings are tossed on the people. I don’t know about you, but I’m not interested in being a mattress for a bunch of disgusting cumsock-puppets. >

Santos is not even in the worst 20 House Reps discussion. Compared to a Child Sex Trafficker, a Sexual Predator Facilitator/Protector and dozens of Seditious Conspirators, Santos is an amateur. >

They are hoping some attorney generals solve the problem for them. >

Its attorneys general, its the first part thats plural. >

Thanks! >

They’re quiet cause they don’t care; they only care about the win. >

Makes sense. Republicans have no aversion to lying. >

Politicians and lying to get elected. Name a more iconic duo. >

They’d rather have a lying con artist republican than an honest fair dealing democrat…but we’ve known that for some time, at the very least since 2016 >

And now they found out Russian money went to his campaign. >

His middle name is Devolder. Start calling him D. Santos and the Republicans will make him disappear pretty quickly. >

This seems relevant. >

They need his vote for Qevin. >

Could it be that many of them are complicit, although it seems MTG missed the memo. >

Top? More like all >

You mean they are the spineless hypocritical thieves we already knew they were? I don’t think there has ever been a group of apathetic losers as large as the constituency that the gop has, they simply don’t care. >

Party of law and order, lol >

Honesty and decency would be more surprising from Republicans. >

At least this is the one hypocritical stance that they’re unwilling to take… >

santos just trying to be like his president let him be >

Russian oligarchs have been caught contributing over $50,000 to Santos' campaign. There is reason to believe the total could rise to more than 10 times that figure once everything has been audited. 
The Federal Election Commission could fine him heavily for these contributions. Triple damages, $150,000, should be the minimum, and considering that these bribes probably turned the election, fining him triple his congressman's salary would also be appropriate.
FBI Counterintelligence would also want to get in on this, to investigate if he is a Russian agent, which this money seems to prove. If so he could be facing 25 years in prison, and more fines.

If the Feds act quickly, he might be persuaded to resign before he takes the oath of office in exchange for a reduced sentence and fines. I think this would be worthwhile, even if his prison sentence is reduced to 2 or 3 years. >

Who is surprised by this? 
Top Republicans didn’t speak out against trump meeting with ye and the Nazi. Why would they speak out against the twit who’s literally lying about everything? >

Taking notes, learning how to not get caught