in four months, four months, five months, i m indicted. i will be a chairman of a committee in a couple of years if you look at the standards of congress. the george santos show enters another phase. he is facing up to 20 years in prison. meanwhile, kevin mccarthy refuses to call for santos resignation because he needs his tainted vote. and republicans rush to the defense of donald trump after a jury determines he is indeed a sexual predator. plus, how should the media deal with the republican front runner who remains such a big danger to this country? we begin tonight with consequences. it s not something that you often see in politics. but in the past two days, some men in powerful positions have learned the hard lesson. that believe it or not, you can t just do anything you want and get away with it. exhibit a being serial fabricator and alleged part- time brazilian drag queen george santos. the republican congressman who was arraigned in a long island courtroom
welcome to the beat. i m ari melber. we have new tapes. in a beat exclusive we have new audio tapes of congressman george santos, arraigned today for that indictment. they are the santos tapes and they re coming up shortly. later i want to tell you we also have my special report on clarence thomas problem with law and precedent. we ll get to that breakdown and these tapes. our top story right now is the santos indictment itself. this is the most controversial new lawmaker in congress, now indicted for breaking laws. prosecutors say his lies became crimes, to put it simply, and today, for his part, the congressman vowing to fight the case while echoing a maga witch-hunt defense. now, i m going to have to go and fight to defend myself. the reality is is it s a witch-hunt. i m going to fight my battle. i m going to deliver. i m going to fight the witch-hunt. i m going take care of clearing my name. i will prove myself innocent. he pled not guilty and is now out on bon
he was not prepared. he just busted that out. thankslogic. so you can get this interview tomorrow. he reflects on a lot of things including the role of the internet in his career and we can relate. the beat passed a billion streams online. a notable feat as one outlet put it. which puts me to the final thing i wanted to share. you can also find those interviews and news segments on msnbc.com/ari. i have hear from a lot of you guys. i m always happy to keep in touch. but if the web is not for you, that s fine, too. i ll see you back here tomorrow at 6:00 p.m. eastern. the reid-out starts. tonight on the reid-out. the reality is, it s a witch hunt. because it makes no sense that