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The Playbook Podcast

November 17, 2023: The George Santos show enters its final act

The Playbook Podcast

POLITICO

News, Daily News, Politics, Government

3.9699 Ratings

🗓️ 17 November 2023

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

A blistering report on Thursday from the House Ethics Committee poured jet fuel onto the efforts to oust Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) from Congress. Among the many damning details: Santos allegedly spent campaign funds on Sephora, OnlyFans and cosmetic procedures like Botox. What comes next? Congress reporter Anthony Adragna talks Playbook deputy editor Zack Stanton through the coming expulsion vote Santos faces — which may be the final nail in the proverbial coffin for the congressman’s brief political career. Playbook deputy editor Zack Stanton interviews Congress reporter Anthony Adragna .

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0:00.0

Good morning, Playbookers. I'm Deputy Editor Zach Stanton. It is Friday, November 17th,

0:09.5

and here's what's driving the day. On the West Coast, the Apex Summit of World Leaders

0:14.0

draws to a close today, bringing an end, for now at least, to the delicate dance between

0:19.3

President Joe Biden and Chinese President

0:21.5

Xi Jinping.

0:23.4

Xi has been on something of a charm offensive over the last few days, talking nice with

0:28.8

Titans of the Tech industry out in California, and promising to build China into a partner

0:33.7

and friend to the U.S. and vowing that it will have a market-oriented and law-based

0:39.1

world-class business environment. But that sweet talk is unlikely to do much to soothe business

0:46.8

interests that are concerned about Beijing's rising authoritarianism, which is something of a win

0:52.5

for Joe Biden in the ongoing wrestling match of the two

0:55.9

superpowers. Here in Washington, the big news on Capitol Hill today, is the privileged motion that's

1:01.8

expected to be filed to expel Congressman George Santos from the U.S. House of Representatives,

1:07.5

following yesterday's blistering report by the House Ethics Committee that unveiled

1:11.5

a wide variety of alleged wrongdoing on the part of the congressman.

1:16.0

Here now to talk with us about what to expect today and the revelations we learned yesterday

1:21.2

is congressional reporter Anthony Adragna.

1:24.6

Good morning, Anthony.

1:26.2

Good morning. Thanks for having me.

1:28.3

Our pleasure. So George Santos, so many questions, so little time, but let's start with the

1:35.3

Ethics Report yesterday, which painted perhaps the fullest portrait to date of his alleged

1:41.3

wrongdoing. Walk us through the revelations. Right. So this is something that came

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