ali kafashiyan , was condemned by the ethics committee of the football federation for the $316,000 mp silva case of broadcasting rights of the asian football confederation. after being banned from football for 5 years, in addition to rejecting the funds of the football federation, according to the ruling of the ethics committee, he was obliged to pursue this case in the judicial and legal institutions to return this 316 thousand dollars to the fund. has the football federation filed a complaint against mr. kafashiyan until today mr. kafashiyan, one year after serving these 5 years , the rest of his sentence was pardoned by the appeals committee. it was forgiven, not that it was cancelled . it means that he had the right to say one year from the beginning. we will forgive another 4 years. from where and with what reasoning, my point is that the appeal committee of the football federation, the food committees of the football federation, should not remain in charge for more than two or three years, because there it causes corruption. there is a penalty point for corrupters. when a person

the case of esteghlal club was reported to the ethics committee of the federation. this committee also includes alireza ashraf, media manager, and mustafa lashkari, director of public affairs of this club the reaction and dissemination of the message in cyberspace after shahrvard called this committee. this meeting will be held on two days. tractor's statement against the refereeing of tabriz tractor club by publishing a statement against the refereeing of the match of this opposing team. this club said in its statement that referee ahmad mohammadi has no authority to judge in the premier league with his wrong decisions. tomorrow, following up on league one games, in the continuation of the 17th week of league one, two games will be held tomorrow . khyber hosts shiraz city and astara municipality will face saran oil and gas. other games of this week. to be held bazan beach preparatory match with senegal , our country's beach football team is going to hold three friendly matches with the senegal team in bushehr, and the first match of these two teams will be held tom

we believe that we can file a complaint against them to the ethics committee of the federation because it is possible that your contract was supported by other places , and you mention esteghlal. which common sense would believe that their contract is 160 million tomans and these friends who set these rules were already in the working group and we are sure that now that they have taken responsibility for a club, now they are also objecting to this law . now i have a question. paying attention to the fact that the judicial bodies of the federation are now independent where do you want to take the complaint so that we can complain? anyway, the football federation has a committee called the ethics committee, yes, and they have to prove that their contract is like this . we are also able to give an answer if they want to, they must have this right for themselves to give an answer to the body that told such a lie, and now it is a debate that of course i personally think that this is also due to the void of the law. if it was, it means the club. sepahan does the work, they always tell us tha

and we reserve the right for our own club to complain to the ethics committee of the federation. mehdi ziyaei, sada and sima news agency. continuing the news with a report on mountain climbing in the heights of tehran, which always has its fans. the heights of tehran host those interested in kohandi when did you come? now at least it makes us recover . the energy is gone, our nature is tired and exhausted . why did we go to bed at 3:55? how was it? it was great. it was really great. you go up, it's like heaven. we really relax from the mountain . the whole week's fatigue will go away here. what about you, sir ? we also come to relax our souls . there are athletes on the way who come to the mountain with family or friends. anyway, they are just as cheerful and together. and it's a great fun to be with each other , it gives a lot of positive energy when you're with your family. what time is it? you went upstairs and now you are coming back at 6:30 p.m. does it come every week? yes. what kind of conversation do you have with those women who don't plan, don't go to the mountain, tell

disciplinary committee of the ethics committee of the football federation do not speak specifically in this regard and deal with the matter , and this feeling of discrimination can create violent behavior among the fans. i want to divide the violence. we are almost facing the determination and violence of our football, the violence of players against each other. and in the staff of the team against them, violent violence against the match referee , violence against the spectators, against each other and violence against the official officials of the sports federation. each one has a different origin and i feel that if we just want to highlight the role of managers in this case, this is completely a discrimination that we are doing in our conversation and the origin and appearance of these cases can be like this . that the high-ranking managers of the football federation, the high-ranking officials of the football federation, come and in a television show make something that is completely illegal appear to be legal, and his behavior is such that he is questioning the rules of the foo

of hashemi's summons to the ethics committee. mehdi hashemi football federation's ethics committee appointed the coach of esteghlal team because of his interview about golghar club's statement after the team's match against esteghlal from the fourteenth week of the premier league . he should go to the ethics committee . the new head coach of nasaji was introduced to the players . he was present at the introduction ceremony of alcaraz , he resigned from the textile technical staff before the start of today's training. tractor's complaint against the fans of the tabriz tractor club has filed a complaint against the fans of the tabriz tractor club due to throwing lasers and throwing bottles as well as obscenities to the tractor players in today's game and handed over its official request to the match supervisor. the rafsanjanis were not allowed to the training place. officials of tehran physical education college to the players and technical staff like rafsanjan. not allowing to enter the field and practice. apparently, the rafsanja

in any case, the ethics committee and the members of the football federation should follow up on this issue . in what way, in what way, was this title of attracting the esteghlal club appointed , and how could such a letter be given out ? i am sad, i am very sad about this incident and i am asking the head of the football federation to promise us that he will definitely follow up on this issue to see why this letter was produced and why. this letter was purposefully given in this manner. i cannot accept that in the football federation , which at least receives more than 200 confidential letters per day, such a letter in this form will find its way out of the football federation and this letter to this is the second time that this purposefully published in the media and that they can call esteghlal club in this way, mr. i have no friendly relationship i don't agree with mr. manbini, but this is not a reason why he can interfere in his own business matters anyway, i choose mr. manbini that this is the last time he does something like this with esteghlal club, because for sure, the next

i expect from the disciplinary ethics committee and the appeals committee of the federation that we had two or three meetings with god, that if anything happens this year, they will act quickly, maybe someone will be fined, but it will be so late that it will be lost due to the wind. one of the topics that can be mentioned and are related to this story can be sociology . mr. dr. reza shaji, a university professor and a sports sociologist, is present in the studio to talk about this and see where the roots of these prejudices come from in football. at least you are welcome mr. shaji, hello to you, hello to the dear viewers of the network. i am glad to be at your service. be healthy . i just think we should speak a little louder . you can see the root of this aggression in china. i myself think that in the past 7-8 years , this same national media has appeared several times in different media. we attended and talked about this issue . today, to be honest, we feel that it has worsened, that is, our football atmosphere, the moral atmosphere of our football has worsened, and i can see the ro

i expect from the disciplinary ethics committee and the appeals committee of the federation that we had two or three meetings together . they are present in the studio so that we can talk about this and see. where do the roots of this aggression come from in football? at least mr. shaji , you are welcome. hello to you, dear viewers of the khabar network. i am happy to be at your service. be healthy . let's talk a little louder. what do you see as the root of this aggression? i think during seven or eight last year, we appeared several times in different media of the same national media and talked about this issue. today, to be honest , we feel that the environment of our football has worsened, the moral atmosphere of our football has worsened, and i can see the root of it in unbalanced development. let's look for football. in the form of a macro analysis, our football is in its financial dimension, which is not the economic dimension. if it was an economic dimension , it would help the country's economy. but in other dimensions, it still hasn't actually progressed well, what has been th

according to the verdict of its ethics committee, football was obliged to pursue this case in judicial legal institutions to return this 33 thousand dollars to the fund . has the football federation filed a complaint against mr. kafashiyan until today ? the side of the appeal committee was also forgiven the rest of his sentence it was forgiven, not that it was cancelled . it means that he had the right to say one year from the beginning. we will forgive another 4 years. from where and with what reasoning, my point is that the appeals committee of the football federation, the judicial committees of the football federation, should not remain in charge for more than two or three years, because there it causes corruption. there is a penalty point for corrupters. when someone stays there for 12 years and 10 years, a good job finds some flaws. even today's football federation protection , why should he be there for a decade to accompany all the trips of the football federation? this intimacy between use them elsewhere, they are powerful they can provide other services. i will give an example

yes, now i have a question that the federal judicial organs , anyway, the football federation has a committee called the ethics committee, and they have to prove that their contract is so bad . they can give an answer if they want, of course they can , they should consider this right for themselves to give an answer for telling such a lie, and now there is a discussion that, of course, i personally think that this is also due to the void in the law, if it was, then it means the club. sepahan does the work, they always tell us that it means there is talk just today, it was mentioned that sepahan has come and, considering this discussion , has shifted the contract pages of, for example, this year's contracts and transferred them to next year, and now next year their figure will be, for example , one thousand billion, and we have a minute. you see, in my parliament, when you read a law , they will give that law a breather. they say, sir, for example , this law should be implemented in one year . we put it and maintained it, it should be implemented from now on well, sir, at least you would put a

apart from the ethics committee investigation, santos is also facing 23 federal charges, including allegationsto covid-19 unemployment benefits. misusing campaign funds, lying about his personal finances on house disclosure reports. he has pleaded not guilty to those charges. tires set meyer's lincoln project senior advisor for gop communication director and resident scholar at the uva center for politics. okay, tara [laughs] 105 republicans voted to boot santos. are you surprised? >> no, actually. not at this point. we are going into an election year. they do not want to be saddled by the controversy of george santos. this is pretty low hanging fruit here. the fact that it has taken this long. the fact that it took three votes. that they hid behind ethics investigations in order to kick the can down the road because they needed his vote because of how small the margin was. it is just par for the course for these republicans. it is clear though that even though the majority of the republicans understood that this guy has an albatross around his neck, the fact that gop leadership came out the m

federal indictments, as well as a house ethics report committee as slanderers lies and bullying, and and he wouldn't go down without a fight. his trial is scheduled for next september, so it is not the last that we have seen of him.- september, so it is not the last that we have seen of him. yes, a secial that we have seen of him. yes, a special election _ that we have seen of him. yes, a special election coming - that we have seen of him. yes, a special election coming up - that we have seen of him. yes, a special election coming up then i that we have seen of him. yes, a l special election coming up then for that vacancy. it is one of the 18 biden districts, so it could be quite tight. of course, republicans did hold it until today. you just have to hope they let their next candidate a bit better than they did last time. —— that they vet their next candidate better. the last time. -- that they vet their next candidate better. the governor has to call for— next candidate better. the governor has to call for an _ next candidate better. the governor has to call for an election _ next

and the ethics committee, where he is accused of trying to bankroll a lavish lifestyle using campaign be an -- funds. you mentioned the sign being removed from his door, very brutal as the locks have been changed and his website has been scrubbed. anchor: that means there is a seatp for grabs. one is likely to happen next -- what is likely to happen next? reporter: the governor has 10 days to call for an election due to take place in february of 2024. this is a democratic opportunity. i think, while republicans are confident they will win, of course they will say that, it is up for democrats, which is presumably why not many republicans wanted to expel george santos. he's not been convicted of anything, but they know now that not only does his move will reduce their majority in the house even more but it does mean the seat, which president biden and the democratic party will want, leaves them open and vulnerable. anchor: thank you very much. sandra day o'connor, the first woman to sit on the u.s. supreme court has died at the age of 93. she was appointed to the court by president reag

and the ethics committee, where he is accused of trying to bankroll a lavish lifestyle using campaign be an -- funds. you mentioned the sign being removed from his door, very brutal as the locks have been changed and his website has been scrubbed. anchor: that means there is a seat up for grabs. one is likely to happen next -- what is likely to happen next? reporter: the governor has 10 days to call for an election due to take place in february of 2024. this is a democratic opportunity. i think, while republicans are confident they will win, of course they will say that, it is up for democrats, which is presumably why not many republicans wanted to expel george santos. he's not been convicted of anything, but they know now that not only does his move will reduce their majority in the house even more but it does mean the seat, which president biden and the democratic party will want, leaves them open and vulnerable. anchor: thank you very much. sandra day o'connor, the first woman to sit on the u.s. supreme court has died at the age of 93. she was appointed to the court by president re

joining us is democratic congressman glenn ivey of maryland, member of the house ethics committee andith this congressional historian, norm ornstein, an american scholar at the american enterprise institute. gentlemen, good to see you tonight. thank you for being with us. norma, for people who have been following this, there's been an interesting evolution. particularly some democrats including cheney raskin who earlier when this vote was first taken, voted against the expulsion of congressman santos because he said we don't really want to have emotions guiding how we do things that are that important congress, especially when you expel someone who is not answerable to you. they're answerable to their constituents. so he wanted to hear the evidence from the ethics committee. you are skeptical that the ethics committee would do its job because sometimes it just doesn't in congress. tell me how all that unfolded. >> the ethics committee, the best word i could use for its performance over the last number of years is feckless. it rarely takes action against other members and often divides

this santos expulsion really picked up steam with the health ethics committee that found she appeared to have broken several federal laws during his 2022 campaign. there were members of the house waiting for that report, waiting for that before deciding where they stood on whether santa should be allowed to be stay in congress are not. santos saw the writing on the wall yesterday as that vote was coming to the house floor. in the end we know that more than two thirds of the members, the proportion needed to expel a congressman decided that santa needed to go. we saw him on the floor there in dramatic fashion. throwing his overcoat on. walking off the floor as the vote was coming to a close yesterday afternoon. 311 members voted in favor of his removal. at that moment he was no longer a member of congress. his name was removed from his office. the locks were changed as the afternoon rolled on. we know at this point the former congressman went on to x, the former trader platform, and city plan to file ethics complaint from four congressman from his area. mike lawler, nicole melia talk,

joining us is democratic congressman glenn ivey of maryland, member of the house ethics committee andudiciary committee. also former federal prosecutor. also with us congressional historian, norm ornstein, an american scholar at the american enterprise institute. gentlemen, good to see you tonight. thank you for being with us. norm, for people who have been following this, there's been an interesting evolution. particularly some democrats including jamey raskin who earlier when this vote was first taken, voted against the expulsion of congressman santos because he said we don't really want to have emotions guiding how we do things that are that important congress, especially when you expel someone who is not answerable to you. they're answerable to their constituents. so he wanted to hear the evidence from the ethics committee. you were skeptical that the ethics committee would do its job because sometimes it just doesn't in congress. tell me how all that unfolded. >> the ethics committee, the best word i could use for its performance over the last number of years is feckless. it rare

on top of that there was a health ethics committee report released earlier this month, led by a republican campaign money for things like botox, subscription to the adult contact only fans. so now this is all accumulated in this moment today where the majority of the house have voted to kick him out. his reaction to all of this has been, these allegations are slanderous comments bullying, his doctor to go down without a fight. he refused to resign, he held a press conference outside the capitol yesterday for that when that vote came through he left without making any comment whatsoever. it's worth adding that there are a lot of republicans that did not want this to happen, and democrats. while he is waiting to go on trial their view is waiting to go on trial their view is that this sets a precedent that he has been kicked out of congress without being convicted of anything. in terms of why people change their minds, there were previous notes on this on whether to expel him but then there was this investigation, wasn't there after that that made some people change their minds? i think there

the santos expulsion really picked up steam with that house ethics committee report that found that he appeared to have broken several federal laws in his 2022 campaign. members of the house were waiting for that report, many of them were before deciding where exactly they stood on whether santos should stay in congress. he saw the writing on the wall as yesterday's vote made its way to the floor, in the, and we know that more than two thirds of the members the proportion need to expel of congressman decided that santos had to go. in pretty dramatic fashion, santos throughout his winter coat, he walked off the floor, as the vote was coming to a close there, 311 members voted in favor of his removal his time in office and it immediately there. his name was removed from his office door at the capitol the locks were changed their former congressman, as you noted, took to twitter pretty quickly yesterday saying that he planned to file ethics complaints against former congressman from his area. nick lalota, mike lawler nicole melia taxis, all of new york and then rob mendez of new jersey as

speaker, the findings of the ethics committee, the ethics committee found substantial evidence, language taken directly from the report, substantial evidence that representative santos knowingly caused his campaign to file false or incomplete reports with the federal election commission. the investigative subcommittee found substantial evidence that he used campaign funds for personal purposes. it found substantial evidence that he engaged in fraudulent conduct in connections with redstone strategies l.l.c. it found substantial evidence that mr. santos did knowingly and willfully engage in violations of the ethics a in government act. mr. speaker, i ask in accordance with article 1, section 5, clause 2 of the united states constitution, i would ask that all members vote to support the expulsion of representative santos. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from new york. the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from new york, mr. mr. santos: mr. speaker, we hear a lot about process. we hear a lot about findings. before i yield some time to my colle

. , now all of this comes after a damning ethics committee report, accusing santos of stealing from hisantos is also facing nearly two dozen federal charges related to wire fraud, credit card fraud, and identity theft. the locks to his office or not the only thing changing as a result of this vote, the republican majority is now even slimmer. here was the immediate reaction from lawmakers after the vote unfolded. >> this was not an issue of party. it was not an issue of the majority. it was an issue of right versus wrong. and putting the country first. it was unfit to serve. >> the president until today has always been that a member has to be found guilty in a court of law, or have fought for the confederacy, that was the president, that was the standard, and that has been eroded today. >> but if the president is that he will either have to have a finding like this in an ethics report, or a criminal conviction, no one should be worried about precedent because you only have that when the conduct is as egregious as george santos. >> look, folks, george santos was elected under false prete

the house failed. >> but momentum grew after a house ethics committee report found, quote, substantial evidence that he violated federal criminal laws, allegedly using campaign funds for personal expenses like botox and luxury goods. >> you'll have to expel santos. yes, sir. yes, i will. >> republican house leadership, including speaker mike johnson and majority leader steve scalise, voted against expelling santos, which other gop members also say now sets a dangerous precedent. it also threatens the republican's narrow majority. >> he's not been convicted of anything. we haven't done that before. >> four democrats argued the opposite, saying keeping santos is what would have hurt the reputation of the house. >> jorge santos violated not only the rules of the house, but every moral standard that this house has ever had and that the integrity and the reputation of this house are being denigrated every single day that jorge santos is here. >> santo, this is the first house lawmaker to be expelled in more than 20 years. new york governor kathy hochul now has to call a special election wit

there have been key developments since the last vote failed at the beginning of the month.ber, it's a two thirds vote. that was ethics deter me committee released a report saying found substantial evidence that santos violated federal law, divided he's own donors, and used campaign donations to enrich himself personally. he spending it on resort, stays luxury goods, botox, in the website onlyfans. that comes in addition to the 23 count federal indictment filed against the congressman in october the charges him with conspiracy, wire fraud, making false statements, falsifying records, credit card fraud, identity theft, and theft of public funds. and even beyond all that, george santos is just an enormous embarrassment to his party and to the institution of congress as he walks the halls of congress people cringing. he's a ludicrous figure wrapped up on her web of ridiculous scandals and lies. >> a local news website is reporting a disabled veteran is calling out congressman george santos, claiming the lawmakers scammed him out of $3,000 for his dying dogs lifesaving surgery.

own personal profit. >> reporter: the ethics committee concluding santos stole money from his campaign to pay for rent, designer clothes, and even botox. separately, the congressman faces trial on 23 federal criminal charges, including identity theft and credit card fraud. he has pleaded not guilty, and today vowed to fight. >> i will not stand by quietly. they want me out of this body, the people of the 3rd district of new york sent me here. >> reporter: but new york republicans are pushing back. >> george santos is not the person he offered to voters. he didn't work where he said he did. he didn't go to school where he said he did. he's far from rich. he isn't jewish. and his mother was not in the south tower during 9/11. >> reporter: today, a handful of republicans standing to defend santos, noting that in modern times, congress has never expelled a member who wasn't convicted of a crime. >> kicking out mr. santos is setting a very dangerous precedent. >> reporter: the leader of house democrats says it's not about precedent, it's about power. >> a question that we should all be aski

george santos after the house ethics committee had issued an absolutely scathing report that found evidence that he broke multiple federal laws, stole from his campaign, and pushed a constant series of lies as they say about himself to voters and to donors. and many of which, frankly, santos refused to explain here on this show when he appeared. the push to boot santos creating a sharp divide among republicans on the house floor among people supporting and opposing the vote. >> george santos is a liar. in fact, he's admitted to many of them. >> whatever mr. santos did with botox or onlyfans is far less concerning to me than the indictment against senator menendez who's holding gold bars inscribed with arabic on them from egypt while he's still getting classified briefings today. >> congressman santos for his part vowing not to go quietly and if he does go down, he'll take some of his colleagues with him. >> if i leave, they win. i will be filing a slew of complaints in the coming ours today and tomorrow to make sure we keep the playing field even. >> melanie muzona is out front on capitol h

there have been key developments since the last vote failed at the beginning of the month. remember, it's a two thirds vote. that was ethics deter me committee released a report saying found substantial evidence that santos violated federal law, divided he's own donors, and used campaign donations toenrich himself personally. he spending it on resort, stays luxury goods, tox, in the website onlyfans. that comesin addition to the 23 countedal indictment filed against the congressman in october the charges him with conspiracy, wire fraud, making false statements, falsifying records, credit card fraud, identity theft, and theft of public funds. and even beyond all that, george santos is just an enormous embarrassment to his party and to the institution of congress as he walks the halls of congress people cringing. he's a ludicrous figure wrapped up on her web of ridiculous scandals and lies. >> a local news website is reporting a disabled veteran is calling out congressman george santos, claiming the lawmakers scammed him out of $3,000 for his dying dogs lifesaving surgery. >>

but this vote comes after the house ethics committee accused santos of stealing money from his own politicalmpaign to fund a lavish lifestyle. santos, who also faces very serious federal criminal charges, seems resigned that come this afternoon he will no longer be a u.s. congressman. >> i have accepted that i cannot control that fate, mr. speaker. i have done the best i can to serve in this body and deliver the best i can on my campaign promises to vote as a conservative voice in this body. i stand by that. >> kicking somebody out of congress is a very serious step. it's only happened five times before, three of them because they betrayed the union by supporting the confederacy, two, because they were convicted of crimes. never has anyone been kicked out before conviction. >>> one of the gag orders against donald trump has been reinstated by an appellate court. it prohibits trump and his lawyers from commenting about judge engoron's staff like his law clerk. the order had been lifted as it made its way through the courts. trump took that opportunity to attack the judge's wife, writing the j

it was this latest report from the house ethics committee, which was blistering, accusing him of blatantlyhave it. here we are. they expressed concerns about the precedent this would set. that's why you saw every member of house leadership including mike johnson reject this push to expel congressman george santos. this is effective immediately. as of right now congressman george santos is no longer a member of congress, terry. >> it is a remarkable moment and a precedent. for practical purpose, the house republican majority has been narrowed in the house of representatives. already very slim. 221-213. what happens next now that the third district congressional districts of new york doesn't have a member of congress. what happens next? >> reporter: yes. terry, republicans were worried about losing a lot of majority here. they went from a four seat edge to a three seat edge. this will make things more complicated for pushing through their ideas in the house chamber. this is is effective immediatel. you will see the governor of new york call for a special election. it would have to happen wit

but this vote comes after the house ethics committee report accused santos of stealing money from hisical donors and his own campaign to fund a lavish lifestyle. santos, who also faces very serious federal criminal charges, seemed resigned that come this afternoon he will no longer be a u.s. congressman. >> i have accepted that i cannot control that fate, mr. speaker. i have done the best i can to serve in this body and to deliver the best i can in my campaign promises to vote as a conservative voice in this body. i stand by that. >> now, kicking somebody out of congress is a very serious step. it's only happened five times, three of them because they betrayed the union by supporting the confederacy, because they were convicted of crimes. never has anyone been kicked out before conviction. one of the gag orders against donald trump has been reinstated by an appellate court. it prohibits trump and his lawyers from commenting about judge arthur engoron's staff, like his law clerk. the order had been lifted as it made its way through the courts. trump took that opportunity to attack the

. >> reporter: the house ethics committee found he spent thousands of donor dollars on personal expensesncluding shopping at high end designer stores farrah gammo an hermes and describing to the pornographic website only fans. santos wearing farrah gammo shoes when he left federal court in october after pleading not guilty to new charges totaling 23 counts of fraud and money laundering. today he departed the capitol in a jaguar suv. >> i can't say i'm happy because it is sad that it is come to this. but i'm glad that i think congress made the right decision. >> reporter: robert zimmerman lost to george santos in 2022. >> this is not a time of celebration to me. it is a time of reflection. there is a lot of lessons to be learned. >> for those who voted for santos and some who didn't fear congress has gone too far. >> shocked. because to me the republicans caved. they -- they even hurt themselves. we're expelling him before he has his -- a chance to have a jury of his peers decide whether his conduct was criminal. >> reporter: so, what next for the third district of new york? well the gove

the republican ethics committee chairman says santos is at the center of a complex web of unlawful activity. >> he has manufactured his entire life to defraud the voters of his district and honest choice for a member of congress. >> santos defended his legislative record as stellar and said he's at peace. whether or not he gets expelled. if two thirds of house members vote to oust santos, his exit would be immediate. >> and now to the so called red state versus blue state debate. governor gavin newsom and florida governor ron desantis argued about some of the nation's most pressing problems in last night's highly anticipated face off. desantis attacked newsom over crime, homelessness and population loss in california. newsom called out desantis on his struggling presidential campaign on abortion and lgbtq plus rights here in the bay area, there are mixed reactions about who won the chair of the san francisco republican party says the florida governor is the clear winner. >> i think a lot of that has to do with i think ron desantis, frankly, is smarter guy and a more seasoned a guy. >> he sa

he pleaded not guilty to the republican ethics committee chairman said that santos is at the center of a complex web of unlawful, lawful activity. >> he has manufactured his entire life to defraud the voters of his district and honest choice for a member of congress. >> santos defended his legislative record as stellar and said he's at peace whether he gets expelled or not. if two thirds of house members vote to oust santos, his exit would be immediate. >> now to the so-called red state versus blue state debate. governor gavin newsom and florida governor ron desantis argued about some of the nation's most pressing problems in last night's highly anticipated face off, desantis attacked newsom over crime, homelessness and population loss in california. newsom called out desantis on his struggling presidential campaign. abortion and lgbtq plus rights. here in the bay area, there were, of course, mixed reactions about who won. you're going to hear now from the chair of the san francisco republican party. >> i think a lot of that has to do with i think ron desantis, frankly, is smarter guy