Rep. George Santos and his former campaign aide, both indicted by federal prosecutors, appear to be in plea talks with the government, according to court papers filed Tuesday.
Prosecutors in the Santos case asked the judge overseeing the case to delay a court hearing set for Thursday because “the parties have continued to discuss possible paths forward in this matter.” They added: “The parties wish to have additional time to continue those discussions.”
He can say he will resign as part of the deal. Removes the issue of whether or not the Republicans have to kick him out so there may be pressure from all sides to include that, and if Republicans are saying they would kick him out regardless then there’s nothing to lose.
But I imagine there’s a good amount of discussion on how much that buys him since it’s a pretty rare situation.