# Representative George Santos: Indictment and Prosecution (Expelled from Congress on Dec 1, 2023) **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [May 10, 2023, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/representative-george-santos-indictment-and-prosecution-expelled-from-congress-on-dec-1-2023/983850 "2023-05-10T14:28:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 9
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2023, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/representative-george-santos-indictment-and-prosecution-expelled-from-congress-on-dec-1-2023/983850/161 "2023-06-07T12:16:24Z")
> [@hajario](#): > > Can it even work that way? If it’s ordered to be unsealed, the information gets out. It’s not like George is the only one with access to the information. The Court certainly knows. I’m making a mental note that, should I ever find myself in that position, to route the money through a third party. Instead of having my BFF Ghislaine or Elon post my bail, I’ll have them give the cash to my mom and she can take care of it. I used to have a guy that would set up bullshit companies just to take care of these transfers but I guess he’s not doing that anymore. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2023, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/representative-george-santos-indictment-and-prosecution-expelled-from-congress-on-dec-1-2023/983850/162 "2023-06-07T23:48:20Z")
Aha! > **[Judge agrees to unseal names of those who helped George Santos make bond](https://www.aol.com/news/george-santos-lawyer-asks-keep-125939464.html)** > > The New York Republican's lawyer had told the judge overseeing the case that the co-signers would be “likely to suffer great distress, may lose their jobs, and God forbid, may suffer physical injury” if their names were released. ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2023, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/representative-george-santos-indictment-and-prosecution-expelled-from-congress-on-dec-1-2023/983850/163 "2023-06-07T23:58:43Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Aha! Talking away I don’t know what I’m to say I’ll say it anyway… The conversation above is all about this story. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2023, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/representative-george-santos-indictment-and-prosecution-expelled-from-congress-on-dec-1-2023/983850/164 "2023-06-08T01:07:40Z")
> [@Riemann](#): > > Talking away > I don’t know what I’m to say > I’ll say it anyway… You’re shyin’ away I’ll be comin’ for you anyway ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2023, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/representative-george-santos-indictment-and-prosecution-expelled-from-congress-on-dec-1-2023/983850/165 "2023-06-08T01:14:11Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > I’m making a mental note that, should I ever find myself in that position, to route the money through a third party. Instead of having my BFF Ghislaine or Elon post my bail, I’ll have them give the cash to my mom and she can take care of it. I have no idea how these things work, but couldn’t the rich benefactors just pay a licensed bail bondsman to spring the accused? Granted, those people usually handle relatively minor crimes, but if they come to court prepared to post a million-dollar bond, is there some sort of law that requires them to tell where they got the money? ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2023, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/representative-george-santos-indictment-and-prosecution-expelled-from-congress-on-dec-1-2023/983850/166 "2023-06-08T01:20:57Z")
> [@Kent\_Clark](#): > > if they come to court prepared to post a million-dollar bond, is there some sort of law that requires them to tell where they got the money? And if not, should there be such a law? I can see arguments on both sides. ---
**Author:** ![Tride](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tride/32/13907_2.png) [@Tride](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tride)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2023, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/representative-george-santos-indictment-and-prosecution-expelled-from-congress-on-dec-1-2023/983850/167 "2023-06-08T01:40:13Z")
Bail-bondsmen require a stiff fee… ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2023, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/representative-george-santos-indictment-and-prosecution-expelled-from-congress-on-dec-1-2023/983850/168 "2023-06-08T02:44:06Z")
> [@Aspenglow](#): > > Correct me if I’m wrong, but doesn’t George Santos have a habit of saying lots of things that aren’t true? 😉 I’m just waiting until they try to put him under oath and the Bible explodes. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2023, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/representative-george-santos-indictment-and-prosecution-expelled-from-congress-on-dec-1-2023/983850/169 "2023-06-08T02:51:00Z")
Which would be well worth it to someone with enough money to post the theoretical million-dollar bond and not want their identity known. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2023, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/representative-george-santos-indictment-and-prosecution-expelled-from-congress-on-dec-1-2023/983850/170 "2023-06-08T17:29:26Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > > [@Aspenglow](#): > > > > Correct me if I’m wrong, but doesn’t George Santos have a habit of saying lots of things that aren’t true? 😉 > > I’m just waiting until they try to put him under oath and the Bible explodes. Or bursts into flame? ---
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2023, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/representative-george-santos-indictment-and-prosecution-expelled-from-congress-on-dec-1-2023/983850/171 "2023-06-08T17:38:21Z")
I always assumed Devolder and the Bible would work more like this: ![](https://media.tenor.com/UGwvNNc5i_oAAAAd/raiders-of-the-lost-ark-face-melt.gif) And if it was a copy of the Old Testament only, it would be so much better! The parallels of a ‘Jew-ish’ person trying to appropriate the powers of JHVH in the name of a hate filled populist would just be too spot on. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2023, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/representative-george-santos-indictment-and-prosecution-expelled-from-congress-on-dec-1-2023/983850/172 "2023-06-08T18:43:40Z")
“I solemnly swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help me God.” ECHOING VOICE FROM THE HEAVENS: **“For the last time George, leave me out of this.”** ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2023, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/representative-george-santos-indictment-and-prosecution-expelled-from-congress-on-dec-1-2023/983850/173 "2023-06-08T21:02:34Z")
“We’re in a windowless courtroom. Where’d that freakin’ lightning bolt _come_ from…?” ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2023, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/representative-george-santos-indictment-and-prosecution-expelled-from-congress-on-dec-1-2023/983850/174 "2023-06-08T22:45:21Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > “We’re in a windowless courtroom. Where’d that freakin’ lightning bolt _come_ from…?” - Santos: “I haven’t mentioned this before but I’m actually Thor.” ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2023, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/representative-george-santos-indictment-and-prosecution-expelled-from-congress-on-dec-1-2023/983850/175 "2023-06-09T06:49:47Z")
Put thome Athpercreme on it. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2023, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/representative-george-santos-indictment-and-prosecution-expelled-from-congress-on-dec-1-2023/983850/176 "2023-06-09T17:26:13Z")
Thankth. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2023, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/representative-george-santos-indictment-and-prosecution-expelled-from-congress-on-dec-1-2023/983850/177 "2023-06-09T19:29:54Z")
His lawyers say that it was family members, not political figures who paid the bail. > **[George Santos’s $500,000 Bond Was Backed by Family Members, Lawyer Says](https://www.yahoo.com/news/george-santos-500-000-bond-162550835.html)** > > (Bloomberg) -- George Santos’s $500,000 bail package in his criminal fraud case was guaranteed by family members, not political figures, the Republican congressman’s lawyer said in a court filing.Most Read from BloombergAmericans Are Leaving Portugal... ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2023, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/representative-george-santos-indictment-and-prosecution-expelled-from-congress-on-dec-1-2023/983850/178 "2023-06-09T19:34:00Z")
> [@hajario](#): > > His lawyers say that it was family members, not political figures who paid the bail. Did they all look suspiciously like George? Like the Clumps in the Eddie Murphy _Nutty Professor_ films? ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2023, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/representative-george-santos-indictment-and-prosecution-expelled-from-congress-on-dec-1-2023/983850/179 "2023-06-10T01:37:30Z")
Family? As in Cosa Nostra? ---
**Author:** ![Folacin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folacin/32/3195_2.png) [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2023, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/representative-george-santos-indictment-and-prosecution-expelled-from-congress-on-dec-1-2023/983850/180 "2023-06-10T17:52:50Z")
I’m reminded of the officer’s club in “M_A_S\*H”, where it was determined that non-officer family members could enter, and Hawkeye claims everyone is related to him. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/representative-george-santos-indictment-and-prosecution-expelled-from-congress-on-dec-1-2023/983850.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/representative-george-santos-indictment-and-prosecution-expelled-from-congress-on-dec-1-2023/983850.md?page=10)