why not jeff fortenberry? that said, donald trump is no longer president, so the end game here is less certain. after duncan hunter and chris collins were convicted and sentenced to long federal prison terms, then president donald trump pardoned each of them. if republican congressman jeff fortenberry is also convicted, like collins and hunter were, jeff fortenberry will have no such ace in the hole. there is no donald trump there now to pardon him. so if he is convicted, republican house leader kevin mccarthy gets to look forward to the awkward dance of this serving republican member of congress prepping for his prison term and having to make him resign and all of that. it's become almost a regular part of kevin mccarthy's job by now. three times in just the last five years this has happened to him. and now, again, it looks like it might be happening to him again, which is -- i mean honestly, this is like getting hit by lightning while you're winning the lottery on a blue moon on your birthday. like this is j

if republican congressman jeff fortenberry is also convicted like collins and hunter work, jeff fortenberryl have no haze in the hole. there will be no donald trump to pardon him. so if he is convicted, republican leader will look forward to the awkward dance of this serving republican member prepping for his prison term. and they'll have him resign. it has become a regular part of kevin mccarthy's job by. now three times in just the last five years this has happened. we and now, again, it looks like it will be happening to him again. which is honestly like getting hitting by lightning while you're getting hit by lightning on a blue moon on your birthday. but this is kevin mccarthy's life. the great florida political reporter works for nbc news now, quite a coup for nbc news to have landed him. there is no one like him in florida, political journalism today. and today, mr. caputo is the sole line on nbc news. i should mention, the legendary nbc justice correspondent contributed reporting to this as well. and if you want just a little peek behind the curtain here as to how those of us sort o