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The news that Rep. George Santos (R-NY) lied about his entire identity when running for office began with comedy bits and questions of whether he was actually Sasha Baron Cohen. The reality has become less laughable and more depressing over the course of the past several weeks, with analysts asking what matters to voters anymore.

Speaking to MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace on Monday, former Rep. Denver Riggleman (R-VA) attacked the contemporary Republican Party as being meaningless when it comes to the truth.

Donald Trump's former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein appeared on Sunday's "Meet the Press" to explain what he would be doing regarding President Joe Biden's document investigation, only to be denounced by legal experts.

Rosenstein told NBC News that if it were up to him, he'd begin by asking Biden for all of the information he knows about the documents.

The celebrity gossip site RadarOnline revealed that the new chief of CNN, Chris Licht, is considering turning the primetime lineup over to comedians.

According to the report, former "Daily Show" host Jon Stewart, embattled HBO host Bill Maher, along with comedy giants like Trevor Noah and Arsenio Hall are being considered to host the 9-11 p.m. slots.

Monday marks Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the day the civil rights leader is celebrated with acts of community service and conversation about the strive for equal rights.

One thing MSNBC's Mehdi Hasan predicted is Republican Party members posting sentiments that twist Dr. King's quotes to fit their agendas.

The Fox network has spent the past week sounding the alarm about gas stoves, an issue that Republicans decided was a scandal because prolonged exposure to gas can impact children with asthma. It isn't an issue that Democrats have targeted as something in the platform that they are interested in dealing with.

Tucker Carlson also had a segment on his show about the cartoon characters in M&M's commercial. Carlson attacked a peanut M&M's for being fat and previously complained that the cartoon characters aren't as sexy as they once were.

Rep. James Comer (R-KY), the new chairman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, told CNN's Jake Tapper that he'd only support removing George Santos from committees if it turns out he committed campaign finance fraud. So, one of his Democratic colleagues asked Comer what was stopping him from investigating it.

Taking to Twitter after the Comer interview, Ritchie Torres asked Comer why a committee named "Oversight" wouldn't be conducting the oversight in Congress necessary.

Rep. James Comer (R-KY) revealed to CNN's Jake Tapper on Sunday that the documents found among President Joe Biden's things aren't that big of a deal compared to what happened with former President Donald Trump.

"At the end of the day, my biggest concern isn't the classified documents, to be honest with you," Comer confessed. He said that he's bothered by the FBI coming to Mar-a-Lago to search for the documents. The FBI search came after over a year of negotiations. Even then, Trump refused to turn over the documents, which is when it was referred to the Justice Department.

One of the key pieces of information discussed on MSNBC Sunday evening was that there is a lot more information available about Donald Trump's document scandal than the information found at President Joe Biden's residence.

A former federal prosecutor and current University Alabama School of Law professor, Joyce White Vance, noted that the Biden team was likely concerned about how the information leaked in the first place. After the documents were found and the White House contacted the National Archives and Justice Department, nothing was known for about two months. Republicans have claimed some kind of conspiracy, implying that the Justice Department was at fault for Trump info being revealed to the public.

NBC News' Monica Alba reported Sunday evening that President Joe Biden is "irritated" and "frustrated" over those who packed up the office and included classified documents among the items packed.

The National Archives didn't have any knowledge about the documents that were in his possession for the past six years. In the case of Donald Trump, there were over 13,000 documents taken that included many, many boxes of information that he then refused to turn over.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) was once a member of the so-called "Young Guns," a group of far-right Republicans who stood against "careerist" officials and saw themselves as the next generation of GOP leaders that could change the face of the party. Not only has it failed, but all except one of those "Young Guns" has been kicked out of Congress.

According to Washington Post columnist E.J. Dionne, the last, McCarthy, is being seen as the one driving the GOP off the next political cliff. He began by talking about the successes of older Republicans like President Ronald Reagan and former Speaker Newt Gingrich. It hasn't worked out that well for former Speaker Paul Ryan, McCarthy and former Minority Leader Eric Cantor.

For someone who is consistently obsessed with their business acumen, Donald Trump has suffered a lot of business losses throughout his career. Thus far he's had six bankruptcies for five of his businesses and a new report shows that he sold all of his tech stocks at a time that ultimately meant he lost out on millions of dollars.

Newsweek revealed that among his 2017 tax information was that he and Melania Trump sold stock in six companies, including Apple and Microsoft. They peaked in 2021 and 2022, falling only recently. Trump purchased them in Oct. 2013 and gained $351,613 in profits from the Apple stock and $215,691 in Microsoft profits.

Newly elected Rep. George Santos (R-NY) has a history of scandalous information that continues to drip out like a relentless stalactite, adding more and more substance to the piercing point hanging over his political career.

In the latest reports about Santos' short-lived career with Harbor City Capitol, the Washington Post revealed that they obtained the Zoom meetings that Santos had with the company's founder and others that are now part of the ongoing investigation into what's being characterized as a Ponzi scheme.

New York Times correspondent Michael Schmidt is publishing a paper back copy of his book, Donald Trump v. The United States, that will feature a 12,000-word addition that includes new information he discovered after publication about the relationship the former president had with Gen. John Kelly.

Kelly, who served as Trump's second chief of staff, became increasingly concerned about the rhetoric that Trump was using publicly and in private to taunt North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un. Coming into the position, Kelly was shocked to learn that Trump was completely unmoved by the chance of thousands of people dying if Kim decided to bomb something.