Among the many explanations for his federal indictment yesterday, Rep. George Santos, the embattled New York Republican who’s been charged with fraud, has come up with a particularly novel one: He’s being targeted due to his vocal support of exiled Chinese billionaire and fellow alleged scammer Miles Guo.
Santos has a Trumpian-level talent for relentless bullshit but doesn’t have the socioeconomic backing to make the gaslight stick.
Every event, no matter how unfavorable, is an opportunity for a new fundraising grift.
I wonder where he learned that trick.
The whole Republican Party is in a race to the bottomless bottom. They are bankrupt in every sense.
And the MSM is right along with 'em.
$$$$$$$$$$
If Trump puts in a good word, makes him his pet scumbag, Santos has a chance.
If he doesn’t, he’s dead. As Trump has no loyalties, it really comes down to his own private amusement, and that could change on a dime. Sucks to be Santos.
That playbook of theirs is well worn and apparently anyone can get a copy. DelSantos is probably going to the hoosegow but he’ll be trying to collect all the way. The grift never ends with these losers.
When Santos attorney explains to him how much jail time he is looking at, he will plea to a lesser charge and resign from Congress.
Yes, along with everything else, it is unquestionably a business model.
Birds of a feather…
Federal prosecutors accused Guo of allegedly using investments on personal expenses,
federal prosecutors have accused Santos himself of using campaign funds on luxury designer clothes.
Undoubtedly, he’s going to be propped up by various oligarchs simply because he’s useful for keeping Kevin McCarthy afloat. If Republicans had even a 10 vote majority (instead of 4), Santos (née George Anthony Kitara Devolder Santos Rivanche) would be doing hand jobs for crack behind an adult bookstore.
That grift the flocks together?
And they DO NOT CARE…
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/03/31/donald-trump-indictment-00090001
They filed five days after he supported Guo? Man, the Justice Department really can move fast when they want to.
“The fight is real & I’m OVER the target, I need your support to keep me fighting for MY freedom.”
FIFY, George.
Santos had apparently become acquainted with Guo, and even tweeted in support of freeing Guo on Monday night.
Nothing comes for free with these types. Find the money connection.
Now we get an inkling of how he went from $55,000 income to just south of $1,000,000 in one year.
What’s the over-and-under odds on a superseding indictment of both Santos and Guo charging them both with money laundering, bribes, and influence peddling?
That is undoubtedly the conversation the DOJ is having with his attorney. Conversely, the longer he DOESN’T resign the tougher the prosecutors will get.
That would be smart but he isn’t that smart, and his role model is Trump who never gives up, never surrenders (insert Galaxy Quest clip here). I doubt he’ll resign.
For one thing, the longer he drags this out through the legal process, the larger the grifting opportunities. Something else he learned from Trump.
