do you have the votes for speaker locked in tomorrow? i think we ll have a good day tomorrow. what are your conversations like with i hope you all have a very nice new year s eve. taking the shine off the republicans big day, new york republican congressman-elect george santos will likely be among the new lawmakers sworn in despite to admitting to a growing number of lies about his life and resume. we will dig deep near that and the multiple investigations into santos and his campaign. the latest on donald trump s taxes. what he paid and where that money went. we have details on the dozens of countries where he was making money and paying taxes. including china, india, and the uae we re going to start with the house republicans, taking control of the house officially tomorrow. but right now, what should be a triumphant moment is perilously close to turning into a political disaster. the likes of which we haven t seen in 100 years. that s because kevin mccarthy,
triumphant moment is perilously close to turning into a political disaster. the likes of which we haven t seen in 100 years. that s because kevin mccarthy, the clear favorite to be speaker, is still short of the 218 votes he needs to actually win the position. if he fails, republicans would have to keep voting until someone does get the votes but it is anyone s guess who that might be. i want to bring in nbc s garrett haake, basil smeilkle, executive director of the new york state democratic party and with us, former florida congressman and msnbc analyst. garrett, first to you. where do things stand right now? well, there is nothing about that exchange with my colleagues predicted a ton of confidence from kevin mccarthy and it is easy to see why that is the case, he has been moving backwards over the last 36 hours or so, he started this past week, or the new year, if you like, with about five republican hard no votes against him. the number that needed to get down to four. well, last