Craziness in Congress: Indictment, Allegations, & a Hate Crime Hoax

3 Martini Lunch

Radio America

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🗓️ 20 November 2025

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Join Jim and Greg for three stories of congressional chaos on the Thursday 3 Martini Lunch, as they break down the indictment of a Florida Democrat, the allegations facing a Florida Republican, and a shocking case of a House staffer accused of staging a hate crime

First, they examine the federal indictment of Florida Democrat Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, who is accused of pocketing $5 million in federal Covid-19 disaster assistance and allegedly funneling some of the money into her congressional campaign. The congresswoman gets the presumption of innocence but this evidence looks pretty clear.

Next, they detail the serious accusations leveled against Florida GOP Rep. Cory Mills, including alleged mistreatment and threats toward women, improper involvement in federal contracting, and even claims of stolen valor tied to his Army service. Mills denies all of the allegations and says he can prove he's not guilty. Fellow Republican Rep. Nancy Mace is leading the charge against Mills and wants him censured.

Finally, Jim and Greg dig into the disturbing case of a staffer for New Jersey Republican Rep. Jeff Van Drew. Prosecutors say she falsely reported being the victim of a hate crime by people who hate President Trump and her boss. Evidence shows she even paid to have someone significantly scar her body in order to make the scam more believable.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the three martini lunch.
0:04.9	Grab a stool next to Greg Carumbus of Radio America and Jim Garrity of National Review.
0:10.6	Three martini's coming up.
0:13.0	Hey, I'm really glad you're with us for the Thursday edition of the three martini lunch.
0:17.1	And today we're going to be pretty much all crazy and it all centers on different people connected to the U.S. Congress.
0:24.5	And you're thinking, wait a minute, you talk about insane people in Congress every single day, including Jasmine Crockett yesterday.
0:30.1	This is a little different.
0:31.2	We've got a Democrat indicted.
0:33.2	We've got a Republican accused of some really nasty stuff and potentially losing seats on committees if his accusers get their way.
0:42.2	And then a truly disturbing story about a congressional staffer, Jim.
0:45.5	So things keep devolving, unfortunately, in the nation's capital.
0:49.7	No chewy. No Jasmine Crockett.
0:52.1	I mean, it's it is a bumper crop of crazy, silly, and in some
0:57.9	cases, just genuinely disturbing stories coming out of the House of Representatives. There are
1:02.4	435 of them and they're hard to keep track of. Sometimes they can end up in a memory care institute
1:06.6	without anybody noticing. But, you know, I, the Congress just do a heck of a lot already these days. I am starting to think of that Trump phrase. We shut all this, this whole thing down until we figure out what's going on. Like, there's something really wrong going on in the House right now. And we will get into all of it. But first, we're going to talk about something good because we're not going to get a lot of good today. Let's talk about noble gold. No one knows what 2026 is going to bring. We don't know what
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