Lalee Ibssa
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@ABC 2022/2024 Campaign Reporter | Capitol Hill Previously: @nbcbayarea
Joined August 2019
“None of us has seen anything like this disrespect for the institution in a most cavalier, frivolous way. It’s quite sad,” Pelosi said. “But let’s be hopeful that in the next day or so as they find their purpose and their unity, they understand why they are here.”
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Reps. Ritchie Torres and Dan Goldman hand deliver a copy of their complaint with the House Ethics Committee to Rep. George Santos who was in his office. This morning, Santos told reporters, “I have done nothing unethical.”
BREAKING NEWS:.Dan Goldman and I are filing a formal complaint with the House Ethics Committee against George Santos for violating the Ethics in Government Act. Santos must be held accountable for defrauding both Congress and the public.
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Less than 5 minutes into Trump’s speech in Kinston, North Carolina and people are already starting to leave.
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Rep Santos tells reporters “If 142 people ask for me to resign, I’ll resign.”
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Santos finally made it inside the House chamber after getting lost multiple times while walking there from his office as reporters swarmed him. Here’s video of him walking through a hallway that ended up being a dead end. Still won’t respond to any questions.
George Santos is sitting by himself in the back of the chamber. He appears to be the only person sitting in silence/not talking to someone else. One member went over to say hi - Rep. Ken Calvert - and as soon as Santos introduced himself, Calvert bolted away.
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The scene from Trump’s rally in Detroit where his mic just cut out mid speech. He’s been pacing around the stage for more than 10 minutes as officials work to fix the issue. A sign that reads “Technical difficulties. Complicated Business” is on the screen.
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"Just stop talking about that,” Trump told reporters after being asked for a second time how he voted on Florida's abortion rights amendment.
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We might’ve found our youngest demonstrator! She’s 11 weeks old and mom tells me this is her 1st rally. Her dad is also here. “I’m a father, but I don’t think you have to be to care about these issues. I’m fighting for my daughter’s right to choose.” #RallyForAbortionJustice
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Gov. Ron DeSantis walks through a crowd chanting “We love Trump” and “We want Trump”
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🚨Rep.-elect George Santos has arrived on Capitol Hill. He did not answer multiple questions, only telling me he will vote for Kevin McCarthy for speaker.
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“I think it's reprehensible that the Senator would say such a thing to me in the demeaning way he said,” Santos said about Sen. Romney’s comments to him at last night’s SOTU. “It wasn't very Mormon of him.”
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Many people are telling me that they’re leaving Trump’s rally early because they’ve been here for hours and have other commitments to get to today. Trump took the stage about 2 hours late.
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Rep. Bowman came off the House floor, telling reporters to continue to ask Republicans about gun violence. “Ask them if they’re gonna go to a 9 year old’s funeral. Ask them. Don’t ask them about anything else.”
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There is a steady stream of people filing out of Trump’s rally
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Senator Raphael Warnock walks to the polls to cast his vote in Georgia’s Senate runoff #gapol
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There are a couple hundred empty seats in the back of the stadium behind the press riser as Trump starts his speech here in Reading, Pennsylvania
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Santos heads into his office (after getting lost for a second) Still does not answer any questions from reporters.
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📍Council Bluffs, Iowa. A look of the line of people waiting in the pouring rain to get into Trump’s rally today.
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A “Where’s Melania?” banner is flying over the Jack Trice Stadium ahead of Trump’s attendance at the Iowa v Iowa State game
Weeks ago, the Trump campaign flew a banner over the Iowa State Fair that said Be Likeable, Ron!. Today, there’s scattered “Missing” flyers all over the rivalry Iowa game — where Trump, DeSantis & several other candidates will both appear.
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Santos clarifies:.
Santos tells me he meant “142,000 voters who voted for me” would have to ask for him to resign. “The elevator cut that,” he said. He said “no” when I asked if that means he won’t resign.
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“We’re not leaving anything to chance which is why we’re standing out here getting sprinkled and baptized together,” Sen. Warnock said at an Election Day Canvass Launch in Norcross where it was lightly raining. #gapol
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This morning, speakers ranging from doctors to athletes to preachers all highlighted the need to advocate for reproductive justice. Now, thousands fill the DC streets and are marching from Freedom Plaza to the Supreme Court. #RallyForAbortionJustice
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New York Rep.-elect George Santos’ name plate is up. Santos has come under increased scrutiny after reports uncovered the newly elected Republican congressman told many fabrications and exaggerations about his life.
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Rep. Thomas Massie then came off the House floor and the two members began to have a heated exchange over guns. “Calm down? Children are dying. 9 year old children,” Rep. Bowman told Rep. Massie
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NEW: Gov. Brian Kemp and former President Donald Trump are expected to appear together tomorrow in Georgia as Trump makes his second stop this week to survey Hurricane Helene's impact on the state, sources familiar tell me and @Kjwalsh_news.
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Trump refused to say how he voted on the amendment, delivering his stump speech line when asked the first time. “We did a great job, and then we brought it back to the states, as you know, I believe in exceptions as well.".
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All across the nation today, people are marching to #RallyForAbortionJustice. In DC, organizers say they expect up to 10,000 people to participate as they make their way towards the US Supreme Court.
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“Your time? You’re representing the people of New York,” @rachelvscott tells Rep. Santos.
Santos ignores questions again: “I’ll be addressing the media soon… on my time.”
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A “Souls to the Polls” rally has begun in Atlanta. Sen. Warnock will walk to the polls alongside community leaders and cast his vote early today. #gapol
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Members of the Democratic Women’s Caucus and ERA Caucus marched over to the Senate and are currently sitting in the chamber as they push for the passage of the Equal Rights Amendment. “What do we want? ERA! When do we want it? Now!”
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Trump might’ve endorsed Dr. Oz but PA voters aren’t sold on the celebrity doctor just yet. Why? Voters tell me it’s because they don’t believe he’s a true Republican, citing his changing stances on Covid, abortion and the 2nd amendment. #PASen.
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Inside, whenever a Dr. Oz ad plays or someone starts talking about him, the crowd starts booing. Another sign of the lack of enthusiasm, when Dr. Oz came out, some people in the crowd stood up and turned their backs to him. #PASen
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Herschel Walker is set to launch his runoff campaign today in Canton alongside Texas Sen. Ted Cruz. Supporters started lining up 2 hours before the event was supposed to start, and the line is now wrapped around the parking lot. #gapol
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Senator Warnock kicks off his runoff campaign. “Now, you have to admit that I did warn y'all that we might be spending Thanksgiving together.” #gapol
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Constituents of NY Republican Rep. George Santos have traveled to Capitol Hill to demand Congress vote to expel Santos. “We are here because apparently Speaker McCarthy can’t hear us when we speak from Long Island.”
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NEW: Former football star and unsuccessful GOP Senate candidate Herschel Walker is expected to speak at former President Donald Trump’s rally in Macon, Georgia tonight, sources tell ABC News. w/ @Kjwalsh_news @SooRinKimm.
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Trump reacts to the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar when asked by @ABC: . “My reaction is, he was not a good person. That's my reaction. That's sometimes what happens”
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Trump just said he wouldn’t mind if the press gets shot while talking about gaps in the bulletproof glass around him. “I don't have a piece of glass there…and to get me somebody would have to shoot through the fake news & I don't mind that much. I don't mind that.”
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Trump just now on stage: "We do a lot of these beautiful rallies, and it's so great. We never have an empty seat. Never have.".
There are a couple hundred empty seats in the back of the stadium behind the press riser as Trump starts his speech here in Reading, Pennsylvania
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Former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows arrives at federal court in Atlanta for a hearing to try to have his Georgia election interference case moved from state to federal court.
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Trump plans to attack Biden’s J6 anniversary speech as a “pathetic fearmongering campaign event,” per prepared remarks: . “He doesn’t want to talk about the border, or inflation, or Afghanistan, or all the chaos he has caused throughout the world.”.
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“I know some of you say that ‘I'm tired. Every time I look around, it’s time to vote again. Reverend, I'm tired.’ . I know you might be tired. I get tired too. But can you imagine how tired you're going to be if Herschel Walker is your senator for the next 6 years,” Warnock said.
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Heading back out on the campaign trail and couldn’t be more excited!.
ABC News has named its campaign producers/reporters for the 2024 presidential election.
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Sen. Raphael Warnock's campaign is expanding its field organizing program, offering a look into the areas his team is focusing on ahead of the Dec. 6 runoff against Republican Herschel Walker. #gapol .
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Happy New Year! After many campaign adventures, I’m back to covering Congress for @ABC! . Spending the day on the Hill preparing for tomorrow’s opening of the 118th Congress (and trying to figure out how to get around the Capitol again!)
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Sen. Warnock arrives to his Election eve rally in Atlanta. “We are going to win but we must remain focused.” #gapol
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People I’ve talked to today say they’re angry and upset. But there’s also a sense of hope in the air. Song and dance are being used as a form of catharsis. #RallyForAbortionJustice
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Asked Sen. Warnock what his reaction was to Walker saying “I’ll put my character up against Raphael Warnock any day.” . “My opponent says many things…you can’t believe any of it,” Sen. Warnock said. #gapol
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The Golden State Warriors are here at the White House celebrating their 2022 NBA Championship. Steph Curry and Steve Kerr dropped by the briefing room ahead of the team’s ceremony later today.
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"It's not about whether they're voting Republican or Democrat. It's whether they believe voting can work for them and I want them to know that if they vote for me for governor, things are going to be different," Abrams said at a campaign stop in Athens.
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.@staceyabrams is throwing a “Pop Out To The Polls” event in ATL tonight as part of her final push to energize Georgians ahead of Election Day #gapol
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Warnock has added roughly 300 paid staffers and new offices across the state to his voter contact program, his campaign said, increasing the direct voter contact programs to 18 counties, 19 offices, and more than 900 paid staffers, according to details shared first with ABC News.
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🚨ABC News can project that Incumbent Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock has won re-election, defeating his Republican challenger Herschel Walker. Democrats now hold a 51-seat majority in the Senate.
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In Atlanta, Sen. Raphael Warnock and the AAPI Victory Fund are holding a GOTV Rally. Special guests include Jeannie Mai Jenkins, Min Jin Lee, Daniel Dae Kim, and Ari Afsar. #gapol
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Former President Trump and aide Walt Nauta today in Georgia:
Walt Nauta, who faces 6 charges for his alleged role in Trump’s handling of classified material, joined President Trump on the campaign trail today, serving as his body man. per @LaleeIbssa @libbycathey
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Still about 5 hours until Trump is set to take the stage in Wilkes-Barre, PA and the line is wrapped around the parking lot #papol
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House Democratic Leaders are holding a press conference after the House adjourned for the day without electing a Speaker.
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Ossoff takes the stage, saying Georgia is a welcoming and diverse state. “Atlanta, and the entire state of Georgia are a beacon of welcoming opportunity, of optimism about what bringing people together from all walks of life and all parts of the world can achieve.” #gapol
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Stacey Abrams takes the stage: “We have the power to lift up our voices on Tuesday and demand more from our state than the lies they tell us and the things they deny us.”
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Sen. Warnock is here and tells the crowd “We've got to find a way to pull the country together at a time when people are trying to divide us.” #gapol
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Speaker Pelosi and Democratic representatives hold a bill enrollment ceremony for the Emmett Till Antilynching Act which makes lynching a hate crime, punishable by up to 30 years in prison. “What an honor,” Pelosi says after signing the legislation.
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Trump has new Christmas wrapping paper and stockings with his mugshot wearing a Santa Clause hat on it at his Iowa campaign stop.
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Santos tells reporters he’s here to have fun: . “I came to have fun. It’s MAGA time baby. It’s 2024!”
In attendance at Trump’s NH evnet tonight: Former Congressman George Santos.
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At a DeKalb early voting precinct, Sen. Warnock is joined by voting rights leaders after the Warnock campaign, DSCC, and the Democratic Party of Georgia filed a lawsuit to allow Saturday voting in Georgia’s runoff. #gapol
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In denial I’m leaving Georgia this week 🥹 . 2 more days until Election Day Round 2!!!.
Some of the #gapol press corps on the campaign trail today. 2 days to go!. @Emma_Hurt @mayaaking @LaleeIbssa @jeffamy @TIAreports @brittanyagibson
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As Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson enters a historic and high-profile week of confirmation hearings, she tells me she’s feeling “very good.”
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She's an icon, she's a legend, and she IS the moment 🤩 . Big congrats, superstar @rachelvscott.
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Today was a great day! Graduated from UC Berkeley with Honors with the best people by my side. Eternally grateful for all the lessons I’ve learned and memories I’ve created the past 4 years. Go bears, always and forever!!🎓🤩🐻
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More barricades continue to be placed around the Fulton County courthouse as DA Willis could soon announce charging decisions in her investigation into Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia.
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President Barack Obama is coming back to Atlanta on Dec 1st to campaign for Sen. Warnock ahead of the Dec. 6 runoff #gapol.
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Sen. Raphael Warnock's reelection in Georgia's runoff on Tuesday clinched a 51st seat for his party, cemented battleground status for his home state and kick-started discussion about how he succeeded this year unlike any other Georgia Democrats. #gapol
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“I'm still voting for Kevin,” Rep.-elect George Santos told me while leaving the chamber.
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“The Golden State Warriors are always welcome in this White House,” President Biden said. The team did not visit the White House following their 2017, 2018 championships when former President Donald Trump was in office.
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Santos tells @rachelvscott he is not considering resigning.
Rep. George Santos told Republicans he wants to recuse himself from serving on committee until issues are resolved, per sources w/ @KFaulders @wsteaks @lauren_peller.
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Trump tells me he “couldn’t care less” about his former Vice President refusing to endorse him. “We need strong people in this country. We don't need weak people.”
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“The fundamental question that you should be asking yourself is who will fight for you? Who cares about you, who sees you, who believes in you. That's the choice in this election.” -@BarackObama says in Atlanta #gapol
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Herschel Walker’s Election night party has come to a close. “We have a path, but we are unlikely to have this resolved tonight. We are gonna lose this ballroom at 12:45,” Ralph Reed told supporters.
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Jeffries said today is a sad day for the House of Representatives, democracy, and for the American people.
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“I hope today that we can get Congress to see that we need to pass this bill because this should never happen,” the mother of Tyre Nichols said at a press conference with the Congressional Black Caucus. “I don’t wish this on my worst enemy.”
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“We are looking for a willing partner to solve problems for the American people, not save the Republicans from their dysfunction,” Jeffries said when asked if members in his caucus would be open to voting for a moderate Republican.
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The stage is set for Herschel Walker’s Election Night Party at the College Football Hall of Fame. Polls close in about an hour! #gapol
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Happy 40th work anniversary to the one and only Kenny Lopes! Thanks for always keeping your door open so I can talk to you! Also, sorry for breaking a ring light #whoops @nbcbayarea
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"We can talk about new movies, we can talk about your lives, what you're doing for Easter, anything else," McCarthy told reporters, per @lauren_peller.
Speaker McCarthy has repeatedly refused to answer questions about the Nashville school shooting today despite multiple attempts from reporters to ask him to respond.
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@kerrywashington joins Stacey Abrams on the campaign trail. Talking about the importance of November’s election, Washington said,“Midterms is where the real work happens. Midterms is where we got to boss up.” #gapol
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Herschel Walker addresses reporters as a new woman comes forward alleging Walker drove her to a clinic to have an abortion. “I’m done with this foolishness. I’ve already told people this is a lie and I’m not going to entertain,” Walker said. He didn’t answer any Q’s. #gapol
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Some of George Santos' constituents come to Capitol Hill to demand his expulsion w/@GabeFerris
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3 days until Election Day and Herschel Walker is tailgating in front of Mercedes-Benz Stadium ahead UGA’s showing in the SEC Championship game. Walker has been taking photos outside, but staffers tell us he won’t be answering any questions. #gapol
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“Speaker McCarthy, if the GOP is so concerned about election integrity, how about doing something about the con man who lied his way into the House and perpetrated the greatest fraud on the electorate in American history?” Constituent Jody Kass said.
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Stumping for Trump, Herschel Walker accidentally tells Georgians to vote for Trump’s son before quickly correcting himself. “Vote for my friend and your friend, Donald Trump Jr. Donald Trump—Donald J. Trump”
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NEW— Rep. Santos reacts to bond revelation: “My whole thing around keeping the suretors secret was for their safety. Because of the death threats I get. I can handle that I ran for public office, they did not they’re private citizens.”
NEW: Congressman George Santos tells me his bond cosigners are two family members: his aunt, Elma Santos Preven.& his father Gercino Dos Santos. A judge ordered the names of the cosigners be made public today.
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