Why is the Speaker of the Home assembly with Rep. George Santos, a first-term consultant beneath a number of investigations?

Video from CNN’s Manu Raju:

Speaker McCarthy instructed me he met with George Santos as we speak, saying “sure I did” when requested if the 2 met. He didn’t say what it was about. Santos earlier declined to substantiate they met when noticed strolling out of the speaker’s workplace pic.twitter.com/8VxMpEQcMC

— Manu Raju (@mkraju) January 30, 2023

Raju acquired McCarthy to substantiate that he met with Santos, however the speaker wouldn’t say why. It’s odd for the Speaker of the Home to be assembly alone with a first-term backbencher member of his caucus.

The chances are that with McCarthy’s majority being briefly down to a few seats after Rep. Greg Steube (R-FL) sustained critical accidents falling off a ladder, he wasn’t asking Santos to resign.

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George Santos is a Kevin McCarthy drawback as a result of McCarthy and senior Home Republicans knew that he was a fraud and did nothing to cease his candidacy. Now, Kevin McCarthy is caught with George Santos till regulation enforcement removes him from Congress in cuffs.

McCarthy wasn’t assembly with Santos to debate their legislative agenda, and with the New York congressman drowning in scandal, there may very well be one thing else happening.

If there may be one other shoe to drop, the American folks will discover out within the days and weeks to come back, however Kevin McCarthy and the Home majority are joined on the hip to George Santos.

Jason is the managing editor. He’s additionally a White Home Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Diploma in Political Science. His graduate work centered on public coverage, with a specialization in social reform actions.

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