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!
open fight over the gavel. it is a predicament underscored by the saga of incoming republican congressman george santos of new york. who again, tried to explain away lies about his biography in an interview with fox news. do you have no shame in the people who are now you are asking to trust you and be their voice for them, their families and kids in washington? tulsi, i can say the same thing about the democrats and party. better question, is this kevin mccarthy have any shame or will he just continue to ignore the admitted fraud about to join his ranks in his desperate pursuit of the speaker s gavel. mccarthy has been silenced as santos has admitted to numerous false claims. likely because santos has said that republicans must support mccarthy s bid to become speaker. highlighting the fact that extremists now control this republican caucus in chaos. marjorie taylor greene whose emerged as one of kevin
has not sufficiently explained. as has been noted, he left his campaign more than $700,000. he claims the money comes from the organization, which is been shrouded in secrecy. there s no public website. there s no linkedin page. it has been dissolved previously. and so, whether smoke there s fire, it needs to be both criminal and civil investigations. robert, amid and with you, let s say george santos for one reason or another, either isn t seated or a new election is held. would you run again? well, i ve already issued a declaration the george santos, assuming his name is george santos, he should be in fact, because of his lies, the emissions of criminality, he should resign from the seat. and i would face him in ahead of, in a face-off, the public can decide who s speaking the truth the best represent a district. that s one offer i made. frankly, i don t envision that happening. i don t to make this about me. quite frankly, jonathan, i want