i worked with firms. is it debatable or just falls? it s not false at all. it s debatable. as prosecutors open an investigation to the lies of republican congressman elect george santos, kevin mccarthy is facing a caucus in chaos just six days before the house votes on a new speaker and meanwhile serious questions are being raised about where santos got the money to run his campaign. also tonight, that ll rising after a winter storm dumped more than three feet of snow on buffalo. we will check and see how the city is digging out and getting up and running. good evening everyone, i m jonathan capehart in for joy reid and we begin tonight just six days from the start of the new congress. republican leader kevin mccarthy facing a vote for speaker of the house next tuesday with a razor thin republican majority. the very real prospect of a open fight over the gavel. it is a predicament underscored by the saga of incoming republican congressman george santos of new york. who
to keep the focus on george santos. keep the focus on the urgency for the investigation. because that has to come first. we have to bring democrats and republicans together to get that done. when we have a vacancy, believe me jonathan, i ll be on the phone with you and discussing it. all right. unlike up rebooking. robert zimmerman, congressman richie torres, thank you both very much for coming to the readout. up next on the readout, a deadly winter storm is creating a lot of heartbreak in buffalo, new york. but we re also seeing lots of uplifting acts of generosity in heroism. buffalo city council president, darius pritchard, joins us next. next. a must in your medicine cabinet!
very popular with some of the more extreme figures in the gop. the same individuals that elevated him not only to congress but were very much involved in the effort to overturn the 2020 presidential election. dana, we ve got a minute left. i have to i want to end on you with this text from ralph norman to mark meadows. we ve talked about it before, but i just think let s just put this up. this is ralph norman, congressman, and seeing what s happening so quickly and reading about the dominion lawsuits attempting to stop any meaningful investigation, we are at a point of no return. in saving a republic. our last hope is invoking martial law. please urge to president to do so. dana, who is marshall? i had an uncle named marshall, he would ve very much approve of implementing martial law. when we re building this
sex trafficking investigation as you see there. question, how do you know congressman gates asked for a pardon. he told me, question, will come your call but what he said? that they are launching an investigation into him or there is an investigation into him and he did not do anything. but they are going to try to make his life. and if the president could give him a pardon, that would be great. in order to get a pardon have to say you are guilty. talk about matt gates and why he figures so prominently in all of this chaos. as mentioned, while mccarthy might not have a clear agenda, matt gates does and he is very consistent with the base of the gop. he is not speaking for himself regardless of how ambitious he might seem. but he has ideas of where the country should go. very low confidence and kevin mccarthy and his ability to lead. that is what he s vocal in his support for people like jim jordan and other people who are
president, darius thank you very much for coming. still ahead on the readout, joy reid recently spoke with the creator of an amazing new podcast featuring hours of never before heard recordings of nelson mandela. discussing everything from politics to prison. that s next. that s next. i m jonathan lawson here to tell you about life insurance through the colonial penn program. if you re age 50 to 85, and looking to buy life insurance on a fixed budget, remember the three ps.