“I’ll meet you in an old, familiar place,” sang the song by crooner Billie Holiday.
Of course, those who serve in Congress get to see many old friends in familiar old places at the U.S. Capitol. Not long ago
First, there is the vice president-elect and senator. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio
Vance hasn’t been a senator in two years. But now, at age 40, he will be the youngest vice president since John. Breckenridge had worked with President James Buchanan in 1857.
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But Vance hasn’t been seen much at the Capitol since President Donald Trump drafted him as his running mate in July. Vance was at City Hall in June to vote. Went on the Fourth of July. Then choose to be a running partner. And then there is nowhere near the city hall for relaxation in August. Vance only visited the Capitol to schedule a medical appointment with a doctor attending Congress in September. Then there were elections.
Vance didn’t immediately skydive back to Capitol Hill. But he returned to campaign last week. and mainly to send the master to take up the position Trump’s Cabinet nominations come through multiple meetings with senators. Vance facilitated a meeting between the senator and Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth in his office in the Russell Senate Office Building. Other meetings It was held in the Strom Thurmond Room on the Senate side of the House of Representatives for former MPs. and former Attorney General nominee Matt Gaetz, R-Fla.
up to one point Vance also diverted attention to a secure suite on the Capitol side used by the House Intelligence Committee. It’s unclear why Vance went there. Who did he meet or what did they talk about?
Vice President-elect JD Vance, R-Ohio, departed with former Congressman Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., last week on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
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But the press corps stumbled upon someone else: Trump’s former chief of staff. and former Rep. Mark Meadows, R.N.C.
“I was just leading the tour,” Meadows said when asked if he was there to talk with Vance or work on the changes. “This is just a personal visit.”
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But Vance soon returned to Strom Thurmond’s room to talk with Gaetz.
Gaetz resigned from Congress after the president-elect tapped him as his first attorney general candidate. The Florida Republican abruptly resigned from the House the next day. Vance brought Gaetz into the Senate side of the Capitol last week for a private forum with members of the Judiciary Committee.
After the meeting with Senator Gaetz, an emotional person left the Capitol, traveling from the House side.
Gaetz left, losing his seat in Congress as soon as he was named President Trump’s pick to head the Justice Department. Looking back This resignation appears to have come quickly. (Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)
“The senator gave me a lot of good advice. I look forward to the trial. The people are very supportive. They said we were going to have a fair process. So it is a day of great momentum for Trump-Vance Administration,” Gaetz said, “We will take on fentanyl. We will make sure we never let the DoJ get involved in censorship again. and make sure we get the country back on track.”
Gaetz withdrew from consideration 18 hours later.
Gaetz announced his nomination “It’s becoming an unfair distraction,” he added. “There is no time to waste needlessly dragging out a fight in Washington.”
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Colleague Alexis McAdams reports that Gaetz reached the conclusion on his own.
Gaetz’s resignation letter to the council made it clear that he He “does not intend” to serve in the new Congress starting in January. Even though he just won re-election.
Gaetz is now a former member of the House of Representatives. He will not be the attorney general. And he is a former nominee. And he will not be a member of parliament in the future.
Considering the current career paths of former members of the House of Representatives Gaetz’s future presence on Capitol Hill will likely be limited. (Reuters)
So let’s talk about Gaetz as someone who probably won’t be showing up around the Capitol very often in the future.
Until desired, however, former members will always be allowed back into the building.
After Gaetz bowed out of the attorney general’s box. I then ran to the Senate and followed Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, to the Senate Hart Office Building and persuaded Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., to speak with reporters in the Senate driveway. When I went back inside A man stood in a first-floor hallway near the Brumidi corridor, checking his phone. No one paid any attention to him anymore. I’m not even sure the other journalists. Do you know who this man is?
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“Glad you’re not here anymore on days like this?” I asked.
The man laughed and nodded in agreement.
It’s former Sen. David Vitter, R-La.
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But another former member also attended the town hall that same day. Mostly, House Ethics Committee Chairman Michael Guest, R-Miss., and the preparation of a report on Gaetz’s conduct.
“I said, ‘F—ke, all right, I’ll come,’” said former agent George Santos, R.N.Y.
And there he was.
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The House of Representatives expelled Santos nearly a year ago. Because he is less reliable than Millie Vanilli.
“I don’t have any limitations. So I want to talk to you guys,” Santos told the media.
Santos is looking for a guest. Author of the report of the House of Representatives Ethics Committee This ultimately led to the expulsion of the New York Republican Party.
Former Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., was also at the Capitol after Gaetz’s resignation. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
Santos becomes the sixth member ever to be expelled from the council. But as a member who was expelled Your status in the Capitol is the same as that of former members of the Legislature who have resigned, retired, or disappeared. You are a former member. That meant Santos had access to the parliament building. It’s a loophole that MPs said they would fix after they fired Santos. But I’ve never done it.
“If he runs away from me I would stand in front of his office and scream at him through the door,” Guest’s Santos said.
“Have you had any contact with Gaetz?” one reporter asked.
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“No, no, he is busy, he is lobbying the Senate. Which he should,” Santos replied.
Note that this was the same day Gaetz was in a Capitol meeting with senators. But it was only hours before he withdrew his nomination to be attorney general.
“What do you think of the other nominees? of Trump so far,” asked a reporter.
Santos, who praised the president’s Cabinet choices when asked. Said he had not had any contact with Getz recently. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
“Great, it’s amazing. It can change It is a swamp-destroying proverb. And they are facing an existential crisis. And they are struggling for their lives because the American people serve them with an existential crisis and order, with Donald Trump,” Santos said.
“Is it fair to say you have an ax to grind because he led the attack on you?” asked reporter Santos about the guest.
“Do you remember that my ethics report was incomplete and had a footnote that said we were not recommending any punishment because it was not a complete report? But he also filed a petition to correct the mistake that was filled with misleading information. Basically contradicting what is in the report?” Santos shot back. “He is full of nonsense.”
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“He’s not afraid,” Santos replied. “I don’t blame him.”
“Are you thinking of asking for a pardon?” asked another reporter.
Santos claims he did not “intentionally” and did not “entertain” talking about the possibility of a pardon. (AP Photo/Stephan Jeremiah)
“That’s not a conversation I’ve ever had. I didn’t intend to have that conversation,” Santos said. “I didn’t enjoy that conversation.”
Santos also told listeners that he “There are no plans to run for office again.”
This means Santos may continue to appear at City Hall. without decreasing Even though he was dishonorably fired.
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Vance would return to City Hall periodically. Certainly as Vice President of the Senate And it could destroy relationships, but Gaetz, Meadows, Vitter, Santos, and soon Vance are all on the same page. They are old members. And that means they can return to the Capitol whenever they want.
