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mowotlarx t1_j3wuuyx wrote

Unfortunately I don't see any way he is removed (Congressional Republicans would never). My guess is an indictment and a trial/conviction would be the only thing removing him from office. He's fully invested in the delusion.

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Wayyyy_Too_Soon t1_j3xkxg0 wrote

McCarthy also desperately needs every last vote or he loses the speakership.

Even with the 6 present votes for Speaker in the 15th round, his margin is 2 votes. There’s an open house seat in VA that will probably go Dem in the February special election. If Santos is forced to resign and a Dem wins the special election to refill that seat, with 6 present votes, McCarthy’s margin is 215-214.

In that scenario it wouldn’t just take a single member to force a vote to oust him as speaker. At that point it would only take a single member flipping to remove him from the speakership altogether and that includes any of the 6 present votes changing their vote to an actual candidate.

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Vortesian t1_j3x3izf wrote

I understand that Brazil is moving forward with a criminal fraud case against him. He could be extradited to face those charges.

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MeVersusShark t1_j3x4rft wrote

Extraditing a sitting U.S. House member to Brazil on credit card fraud charges? I'm no expert in our country's extradition agreements with Brazil, but I would be shocked if that happened.

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Vortesian t1_j3x8rc8 wrote

Yeah. I’ve never heard of that happening. Seems like he’s probably done some serious shit here.

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anonyuser415 t1_j425vdw wrote

> Seems like he’s probably done some serious shit here.

The tacit implication of your comment is that it must be serious shit... if they're considering extradition.

No one has mentioned extradition. Brazil authorities are at a maximum seeking his response to this, not attempting to have him flown to Brazil.

> A spokeswoman for the Rio de Janeiro prosecutor’s office said that with Mr. Santos’s whereabouts identified, a formal request will be made to the U.S. Justice Department to notify him of the charges, a necessary step after which the case will proceed with or without him.

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112-411 t1_j3ywa7v wrote

If the pressure and embarrassment were high enough and sustained enough, they would move against him. If

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mowotlarx t1_j3z1uj1 wrote

Didn't work with Trump. I think the GOP is immune to embarrassment and shame. They will never ever willingly remove a fellow Republican from the House.

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112-411 t1_j3zd646 wrote

Removing any president is a much taller order than removing a freshman congressman who’s a nobody. And Dumb Donald brought at least some political benefits to the weaklings and sycophants who supported him; Mendacious George provides no such benefits to anyone.

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pixel_of_moral_decay t1_j402f41 wrote

Even then. There’s no law that actually requires his removal. As long as he’s able to vote they’ll keep him. With expensive lawyers you could delay any trial for years.

Look at Trump. They could outrun the clock for a term if needed. Republicans will have some legal costs, but they’d pay it if that’s what they have to.

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