NEW YORK. Indicted freshman Congressman George Santos (R) appears to be negotiating a plea deal

[RandySF]

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NEW YORK. Indicted freshman Congressman George Santos (R) appears to be negotiating a plea deal with federal prosecutors. That means a likely special congressional election by Spring 2024...

[Blue Owl]

1. YES!

Get this piece of shit scumbag out of our sight.

[LiberalFighter]

2. If the deal includes him not running again that would be important.

[getagrip_already]

4. Not bloody likely.....

The doj won't get involved in politics like that.

They will just drop terms on him that will hurt. How badly it remains to be seen.

[brush]

9. Well why the mention of a special election next year?

That must mean vacating the seat is part of the ongoing discussions.

[getagrip_already]

12. Probably the reporter speculating....

That once he pleads guty and enters prison, he will resign his seat and a special election will be held.

The doj doesn't have the power to compel him to resign. He could refuse to and the house would have to vote to expel him.

[brush]

16. I's not unreasonable to expect vacating the seat is part of plea deal discussions.

Santos wants to stay out of jail and is not in the strongest position to refuse to vacate.

[getagrip_already]

19. I doubt the doj wants him to announce the doj forced him to vacate...

As part of his plea agreement.

That would set the magats in the house on fire, not to mention tfg.

I really doubt they will go there.

Instead, they will insist on some amount of jail time and let the house sort it out. They really don't care if he resigns or not as long as he pleads guilty and serves some time.

[brush]

23. Of course they won't announce that's part of the plea deal.

It'll all be very discrete.

[getagrip_already]

26. George Santos discreet?

In what universe?

It's he who will get up and bark, not the doj.

[brush]

31. Not if he wants to avoid jail. He's facing very serious legal charges.

[getagrip_already]

32. So you are saying the deal will be secret?

Under seal? In federal court?

Hoo boy. That's a new one. At least outside of juvie.

[Eugene]

29. While optics might be a deterrent, precedent isn't a barrier. It's called the Spiro Agnew deal.

The ability of an officeholder to offer resignation as part of plea deal is one of the perks of being an officeholder.

It is being floated as a compromise in bringing MF45 to justice.

[getagrip_already]

30. Mf45 is not an office holder....

And it is unlikely that agreeing to never run again would sway jack Smith or fanni Willis, or either of the nys prosecutors.

It just isn't plausible as a way to mitigate 91 felony charges.

Any plea deal has to include st least some felony convictions, and some jail time. Otherwise go to trial.

He isn't on a fast track to another presidency. Nobody needs that kind of deal.

[Trumpdumper]

11. Not so.

In Spiro Agnew's case, he agreed to the terms, the DOJ laid out, including resigning from office. No deal otherwise.

[getagrip_already]

14. True, but that was a very different case.....

Agnew was a real and present danger to the country if he stayed in office, and would be president and untouchable.

Santos not so much.

[lastlib]

24. They did it with Spiro Agnew.

I'm fairly certain they have done it with others (can't cite an instance off the top of my head, tho. Wilbur Mills, maybe?)

[Effete Snob]

6. No

That would be completely inappropriate.

The DoJ doesn't decide who runs for office, nor do we want them to.

[getagrip_already]

3. Hopefully it involves jail time.....

And at least one felony conviction.

I'd hate to see him slither back to the house without having to serve any time.

[PJMcK]

5. A question

I think I've read that in order to qualify for a Congressional pension, one has to serve 3 terms in the House. Santos made a statement earlier where he indicated that the pension was a major reason for his decision to run for office.

It would be very nice if Santos cannot get the pension. It doesn't seem right that we taxpayers would have to pay for his lies.

[brush]

10. He won't get the pension. Even if the discussions don't result in...

vacating the seat, he won't win re-election and will thus be just a one-term bad memory.

[usonian]

7. Never surrender, George!

Except on days ending in "y"

[malaise]

8. Byebye

You criminsl piece of shit

[Botany]

13. Tony DeVolder (Santos) is a loose end and Vlad doesn't like loose ends.

I might be wrong but I think he is gonna disappear soon.

[Golden Raisin]

15. Send up a flare when he's actually gone.

And disqualified for running for any government post.

[gab13by13]

17. Hunter Biden gets his plea deal shot down,

and gets a special prosecutor. I say do the same, don't be partisan, appoint a special counsel for DeVolder.

[Bmoboy]

18. Resigning and not running again are 2 different things

He could resign as part of the deal (like Agnew) but still run again.

DOJ cannot disqualify someone who meets the requirements as set out by the individual states.

[struggle4progress]

20. Santos insists not working on plea deal

By Hunter Walker
September 5, 2023 11:51 a.m.

The U.S. attorney prosecuting the case against freshman Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) has indicated they are involved in discussions on how to resolve the case. However, in a series of texts to TPM, Santos insisted those talks have nothing to do with a potential plea deal on charges related to his campaign finances and false statements he made in official filings.

On Tuesday, U.S. Attorney Breon Peace filed a letter to the presiding judge in the case requesting to move a planned status conference from Thursday to Oct. 27. Peace said he was making the request jointly with Santos and his attorneys while they reviewed the evidence and engaged in further discussions ...

Requests such as these are often an indication of ongoing plea negotiations. However, in a series of texts to TPM, Santos called the suggestion the prosecutor is working on a plea agreement with his counsel “wildly inaccurate” and angrily suggested they are finding another “path forward.”

“You’re a real hack of a reporter,” Santos wrote. “Please do not contact me any longer or I will deem your unsolicited communication as harassment” ...

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/george-santos-insists-he-is-not-working-on-a-plea-deal

Well, there you have it! And right from the mouth of Santos! He couldn't say it if it wasn't true, could he?

[RandySF]

22. Of course he's never lied.

[struggle4progress]

27. What, never?

No, never!
What, never?
Well, hardly ever!

[Mr.Bill]

25. Well, it appears he certainly

qualifies for the upper tier of justice.

[mgardener]

28. Just a friendly reminder

Elise Stefanik R NY21 endorsed, supported and held fund raisers for him.

SHE STILL HAS NOT DENOUNCED HIM