The House of Cards Is Wobbling

A conviction of George Santos likely will tip the political balance. It's not clear that prosecutors can get through discovery, motions and trial before Santos's term expires naturally in January 2025. As outrageous as it might seem for a person holding high federal office to remain in place while under indictment, there is recent precedent here. When Democratic U.S. Senator Bob Menendez got hit with federal corruption charges in 2015, he stayed put,. He continues to this day to represent the Garden State on Capitol Hill.