Kevin McCarthy Mocked For 'Spineless' Response To George Santos Indictment
Posted on AllSides May 10th, 2023
From The Left
Wednesday’s indictment of Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) gave House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) yet another chance to call for the controversial congressman to resign. After news broke of the pending charges on Tuesday, McCarthy said, “I think in America, you’re innocent till proven guilty.” On Wednesday, state and federal prosecutors charged Santos with 13 counts of wire fraud, money laundering, theft of public funds and lying to the House of Representatives. But that didn’t seem to change much for McCarthy. The Republican House leader told CNN after being informed of...