House Ethics Committee Is Going to Let George Santos Skate
The House Ethics Committee will not recommend George Santos be expelled from Congress when it releases its findings later this week.
The Long Island representative was arrested in May on charges of wire fraud, money laundering, and lying to Congress. In October, a superseding indictment added additional charges related to an identity theft and money laundering scheme involving his campaign.
Nice job, republicans. You just cosigned this behavior.
Then again, if lying to congress was considered unethical, they'd all be expelled.
Disband the ethnics committee then because they clearly don't have any.
I believe that some Republicans would argue that we have too many "ethnics" already.
(R) after your name, real life plot armor.
No surprise, they'll wait till he actually has a cellmate before losing his vote in Congress. He's being charged with wire fraud, he's fucked.
Republicans
Chairman Michael Guest, Mississippi
David P. Joyce, Ohio
John H. Rutherford, Florida
Andrew R. Garbarino, New York
Michelle Fischbach, Minnesota
Democrats
Ranking Member Susan Wild, Pennsylvania
Veronica Escobar, Texas
Mark DeSaulnier, California
Deborah K. Ross, North Carolina
Glenn F. Ivey, Maryland
So lost what the lists of names are
The ethics committee members
"Republicans fail to hold themselves accountable" is the not-newsiest of the not-news.
It's basically the entire point of fascist movements: to create an in-group who is protected by the law but not bound by it, and an out-group who is bound by the law but not protected by it. The hypocrisy isn't just endemic, it's foundational.
It makes sense, didn't he place fifth in Figure Skating at the Olympics in Turin, Italy?
I heard he got second, only because he didn't want to overshadow Mike Phelps.
No, he voluntarily took second so he wouldn’t make Usain Bolt feel bad with his natural ability.
Truth, Justice, and The American Way.
3 seperate and distinct concepts.
Of course they are, they always were going to just like Ken Paxton in TX. The only difference here is that they really couldn’t afford to lose him because of the D/R distribution
Fucking pathetic
Power is too important in their minds. They don't care about the means, costs, or consequences as long as they have power
Is there a federal politician who isn't a con artist?
He accurately represents conservatives. So, they do not see his behavior as unethical.
Ethics committee, my ass.
Shit is broken
Shameless fucking Republicans man.
Well that sets a nice example... On the plus side I assume we will soon disband the ethics committee and everyone will receive a back payment tax refund for all funds directed to this group since it is now emperically proven to be useless.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
stated that the committee’s investigation into Santos (R-N.Y.), which began in March and is expected to provide an update on its findings later this week, will not include a recommendation regarding sanctions against the congressman.
If the ethics committee were to make recommendations as to sanctions, it would have been a much longer process carried out probably well into the next year,” Guest said, adding that the decision regarding what to do about Santos’ future in government would be “up to each individual member.”
In October, the committee indicated that it had “contacted approximately 40 witnesses, reviewed more than 170,000 pages of documents, and authorized 37 subpoenas,” and was prepared to announce its next course of action “on or before November 17.”
The committee had been tasked with determining “whether Representative George Santos may have: engaged in unlawful activity with respect to his 2022 congressional campaign; failed to properly disclose required information on statements filed with the House; violated federal conflict of interest laws in connection with his role in a firm providing fiduciary services; and/or engaged in sexual misconduct towards an individual seeking employment in his congressional office.”
In October, a superseding indictment added additional charges related to an identity theft and money laundering scheme involving his campaign.
With Santos up for reelection in 2024, in a district where his antics have made him deeply unpopular, voters may be the ones who ultimately remove the embattled congressman from his seat.
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