{"id":114737,"date":"2023-11-28T11:24:18","date_gmt":"2023-11-28T11:24:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/11\/28\/mike-johnson-spoke-to-george-santos-about-his-options-right-around-the-time-santos-accused-his-colleagues-of-being-drunk-felons-who-have-sex-with-lobbyists-every-night\/"},"modified":"2023-11-28T11:24:18","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T11:24:18","slug":"mike-johnson-spoke-to-george-santos-about-his-options-right-around-the-time-santos-accused-his-colleagues-of-being-drunk-felons-who-have-sex-with-lobbyists-every-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/11\/28\/mike-johnson-spoke-to-george-santos-about-his-options-right-around-the-time-santos-accused-his-colleagues-of-being-drunk-felons-who-have-sex-with-lobbyists-every-night\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike Johnson Spoke to George Santos About His \u201cOptions\u201d Right Around the Time Santos Accused His Colleagues of Being Drunk Felons Who Have Sex With Lobbyists Every Night"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"has-dropcap\">Shortly after he was elected Speaker of the House, <strong>Mike Johnson<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/news\/2023\/10\/mike-johnson-george-santos-expulsion-resolution\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recommended<\/a> to <strong>Sean Hannity<\/strong> that he was keen to place up with <strong>George Santos<\/strong>\u2019s cornucopia of lies and accused-criminal standing in order that Republicans may maintain on to their razor-thin majority within the House. \u201cWe have a four-seat majority in the House,\u201d Johnson defined. \u201cIt is possible that that number may be reduced even more in the coming weeks and months, and so we\u2019ll have what may be the most razor-thin majority in the history of the Congress. We have no margin for error. And so George Santos is due due process\u2026if we\u2019re going to expel people from Congress, just because they\u2019re charged with a crime, or accused, that\u2019s a problem.\u201d (Santos has pleaded not responsible to the fees towards him.)<\/p>\n<p>At the time Johnson mentioned all this, there seemed to be little urge for food amongst Republicans to throw out one among their very own, as was mirrored within the two failed votes in addition Santos from Congress. Yet fast-forward a couple of weeks\u2014following an <a href=\"https:\/\/ethics.house.gov\/sites\/ethics.house.gov\/files\/documents\/ISC%20Report_1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ethics Committee report<\/a> full of allegations that New York consultant engaged in felony exercise, together with\u00a0spending\u00a0marketing campaign money <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/news\/2023\/11\/george-santos-ethics-report-botox-sephora-onlyfans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on Botox, Sephora, and OnlyFans<\/a>\u2014and the sentiment seems to have shifted, a complete lot.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">For one factor, Johnson has gone from principally saying he gained\u2019t help expulsion with out an precise conviction to having conversations about Santos\u2019s \u201coptions.\u201d Per <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/house\/4329393-johnson-speaks-to-santos-about-his-options-amid-threatened-expulsion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hill<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"BlockquoteEmbedWrapper-sc-SdiGL kMAUQf paywall blockquote-embed\">\n<div class=\"BlockquoteEmbedContent-esRbGs fyBRiV blockquote-embed__content\">\n<p>Speaker\u00a0Mike Johnson\u00a0(R-La.) on Monday mentioned he spoke with Rep.\u00a0George Santos\u00a0(R-N.Y.) \u201cat some length\u201d throughout the vacation recess \u201cabout his options\u201d because the embattled lawmaker faces a possible third vote on his expulsion.<\/p>\n<p>The report has elevated requires Santos to be expelled from workplace and is prompting plans amongst lawmakers to drive a 3rd vote on the New Yorker\u2019s ouster when the House returns to session this week. Asked on the Sarasota Bradenton International Airport on Monday if the House will vote on expelling Santos this week, Johnson responded: \u201cIt remains to be seen.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"paywall\">It\u2019s not clear what Santos\u2019s choices may presumably be moreover \u201cresign now\u201d or \u201cget expelled later this week,\u201d however maybe Johnson has a 3rd thought he\u2019ll reveal when lawmakers return to DC on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">For his half, Santos is seemingly resigned to his destiny, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/news\/2023\/11\/george-santos-likely-expulsion-congress\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">saying<\/a> on Friday throughout a dialog on X Spaces: \u201cI know I\u2019m going to get expelled when this expulsion resolution goes to the floor. I\u2019ve done the math over and over, and it doesn\u2019t look really good.\u201d During the identical dialog, he claimed Congress is full of \u201cfelons galore\u201d and \u201cpeople with all sorts of shiesty backgrounds.\u201d He additionally threw in that a few of his colleagues are \u201cmore worried about getting drunk every night with the next lobbyist that they&#8217;re going to screw\u2014and pretend like none of us know what&#8217;s going on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\"><strong>From<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/lifestyle\/media\/maria-bartiromo-fox-news-trump\/2020\/12\/22\/35520a90-3fb1-11eb-8db8-395dedaaa036_story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>respectable enterprise journalist<\/strong><\/a> <strong>to\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<div aria-label=\"social media post\" class=\"TwitterEmbedContainer-ggEzfU fHwbKp\">\n<div class=\"MessageBannerWrapper-krrtvl YIGPO ConsentBannerWrapper-bMdLtU WTFWJ\" data-testid=\"message-banner\">\n<div class=\"BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ MessageBannerContent-gLUJfX iUEiRd jyISiS hloGrW\">\n<h4 class=\"ConsentBannerTitle-lgaGAH gOfech\">X content material<\/h4>\n<p>This content material will also be considered on the positioning it <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/atrupar\/status\/1729129745877459314\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Opens in a new window\" class=\"BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ BaseLink-eNWuiM ConsentBannerLink-dJZMSz iUEiRd jyISiS joAuXZ\">originates<\/a> from.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paywall\"><strong>This will solely encourage him<\/strong><\/p>\n<div aria-label=\"social media post\" class=\"TwitterEmbedContainer-ggEzfU fHwbKp\">\n<div class=\"MessageBannerWrapper-krrtvl YIGPO ConsentBannerWrapper-bMdLtU WTFWJ\" data-testid=\"message-banner\">\n<div class=\"BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ MessageBannerContent-gLUJfX iUEiRd jyISiS hloGrW\">\n<h4 class=\"ConsentBannerTitle-lgaGAH gOfech\">X content material<\/h4>\n<p>This content material will also be considered on the positioning it <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RonFilipkowski\/status\/1729156416689324243\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Opens in a new window\" class=\"BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ BaseLink-eNWuiM ConsentBannerLink-dJZMSz iUEiRd jyISiS joAuXZ\">originates<\/a> from.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paywall\"><strong>Elsewhere!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\"><strong>Biden Campaign Aims to Weaponize Trump\u2019s Threat to Obamacare<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\"><em>The New York Times<\/em> \u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/11\/27\/us\/politics\/trump-biden-obamacare.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\"><strong>Businessman accused of bribing Sen. 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