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Calls for resignation. so, the only way he goes anywhere is in two years if he loses reelection, or if this turns into a criminal investigation, particularly around the source of the 700, $750,000. the house rarely will move to reject somebody without criminal charges or criminal somebody -- i think im gonna pointing, point out, since were focusing on context, republicans calling on him to resign now are about a two-week late. so -- they needed the vote for kevin mccarthys speakership but -- >> ...

From the east district of new york investigating george santos. brazilian authorities investigating george santos. this is not a partisan issue. but it is an issue that republicans need to handle. clean up your house. >> kevin mccarthy doesnt know how to clean up the house. the voters of this district have elected them. he is seated, he is part of the republican conference. their concerns with it so he will go both for ethics. i think has been found to be wrong. we found incredible effective any...

Theres reporting that they said he should resign. weve heard that from other members of the new york delegation. as weve been congress congressional leadership, specifically i asked steve scalise this yesterday, he echoed what he told me. there is not a rush from gop leaders to condemn him, at least not yet. listen to scalise this morning. >> excuse me. excuse me. >> at the end of the day, he was seated, nobody objected to him being seated and weve got to make sure were all focused on fighting f...

Despite that show of unity, and a half the amount of political capital that gives leader jeffries, the country still has no members of congress right now. not one has been sworn in. no one has been seated. so for the unified democrats in the house, whats the endgame? how they work around the dysfunction of the house republicans so that the 118 congress is seated and ready to actually govern? joining us now is claire mccaskill, former u.s. senator from missouri, and an msnbc analyst. clare, wow. ...

Mind is, if no ones raising questions about why secretary esper and his wife led that delegation, as well they should have why is did any different when its me and my husband? >> bret: understood. the last thing i wanted to ask you is that tonight secretary -- rather senator debbie stabenow from michigan announced she is not going to run in 2024. you are now a resident of michigan. you have put out a statement today that you will not run for that seated; is that correct. >> right now im complete...

Going to happen. once this speaker vote comes to an end and to a conclusion here. whenever theres members and theyre waiting around, they have side conversations that i dont see any true movement or serious negotiations happening with any kind of unity candidate. >> remind us of the stakes here. this isnt about messy drama on the republican side going down live for everybody to watch on television, this is about the fact that the house is paralyzed. there is no house. nobody is sworn in. weve ha...

Their unity and their commitment to governance. i think even if republicans get through this mess that theyre in, there hasnt been a demonstration of any commitment to governing the country. and so surviving this vote is just the first step in the chaos. i see chaos down the line however this shakes out because you will have a group of republicans who will hold things up on crucial issues. but it is really serious. if something catastrophic were to happen, we dont have a third-in-line to the pre...

Important that we demand accountability. we come together in a bipartisan way. santos -- $700,000. very middle income. about $50,000. where the money come from? we know is disclosed. he received over $50,000 from relatives of russian oligarchs. so, we dont know where -- did you get mother other money from oligarchs again disclose? did he lie, in fact, not loans own campaign 700,000. did you put that on his farm? thats why you need an ethics investigation. an important test of a getting going on ...

When it comes to santos, is there anything they can do to stop him from being seated? >> sadly, there is very little that they can do. he will, unless there was some fraud when that can be discovered. and there seems to be some alleged already. but there is very little that can be done to keep him from being seated. so, to davids point, mccarthy really needs this. really needs him to be able to serve at least for the next two years. and that is, why even though number republicans from the state ...

>> olivia, euro know theyre upset because youve all been good, reporting on the sources. but they havent been vocal about their upset. we subset, how upset our? >> members, your hearing a bit more from republican a lax. from new york who are saying, this guy should be investigated. he should be brought to an ethics committee, by law enforcement, -- incoming freshman. other new york republicans have been a little bit more hard. you havent heard a ton from leadership. and its because they want him...