tonight on the reid out . is this debate or is it just false? no, it s not false at all. it s debatable. as prosecutors open an investigation into 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. meanwhile serious questions are being raised about where santos got the money to run his campaign. also tonight the death toll is rising after a winter storm dumped more than 3 feet of snow on buffalo. we ll check in to see how the city is digging out and getting back up and running. good evening, everyone. i m jonathan capehart in for joy reid. republican leader kevin mccarthy faces a vote for speaker of the house next tuesday with a razor thin republican majority and the very real prospect of an open fight over the gavel. it s a predicament underscored by the saga of incoming republican congressman george santos of new york who again tried to explain away lies about
Who s speaking the truth and can best represent the district. so that s one offer i ve made. and frankly, i don t envision that happening. i don t want to make this about me. i quite frankly, jonathan, want to keep the focus on george santos, keep the focus on the urgency of the investigation because that has to come first. when we have a vacancy, believe me, jonathan, i ll be on the phone with you discussing it. all right, i like a prebooking. robert zimmer pln, congressman, thank you for both coming to the reid out. and up next a winter storm is creating a lot of heart break in buffalo, new york, but we re also seeing a lot of uplifting acts of generosity and heroism. m research shows people remember commercials with nostalgia. so to help you remember
Buy him? congressman torres, though, these are all great points being made. he should be investigated by the house ethics committee. he should be looked into, but with the incoming republican majority, is there any political will to do all the things we re talking about here? will anything happen to george santos as a result of the lies he s told? i have no confidence that the republican house majority is going to hold him accountable, but george santos is likely to be the target of multiple investigations. the republican district attorney from nassau county who opened a criminal investigation into george santos so that a republican d.a. would investigate george santos is a sign of more investigates to come. and the most important question is where did all the money come from? you know as late as may of 2020 he reported a salary of $55,000.
Where the country should go, and he has very little confidence in kevin mccarthy s ability to lead it. and so that s why he s been vocal in his support about, you know, for people like jim jordan and other people popular with, you know, 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, but i want to end on you with this text from ralph to mark meadows. we ve talked about it before, but i just think this is let s just put this up. this is ralph norman, congressman. mark, to see what s happening so quickly and read about the lawsuits attempting to stop any meaningful investigation we re at a point of no return in saving our republic. our last hope is invoking invok