A new George Santos scandal is adding more fuel to the already-burning dumpster fire known as the Republican Party.
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In case you’re unaware, George Santos is a pathological liar. He’s also the junior GOP congressman representing New York in the US House of Representatives. Santos lied his way into Congress. He lied to his fellow lawmakers on his financial disclosure form. He lied about being Jewish. He even lied about nonsensical things, such as where he went to college and his own mother’s death. However, it’s a fresh set of lies that has caught the attention of officials in New York State and given birth to a new George Santos scandal.
Santos was formally indicted earlier this year for myriad lies. However, on Tuesday, federal prosecutors filed 23 new charges against him for alleged wire fraud, money laundering, theft of public funds, conspiracy to commit offenses against the United States, aggravated identity theft, access device fraud, false statements to the Federal Election Commission and falsifying records to obstruct the commission. Their indictment included another 10 charges regarding claims that Santos stole family members’ identities and made unauthorized purchases on donors’ credit cards.
According to The New York Times, Santos stole a donor’s credit card number (from donation records) and then transferred more than $11,000 to his own bank account. He also swindled $50,000 from 2 other donors using a fake nonprofit, then used the money to buy designer goods and settle personal debts.
“This indictment seeks to hold Santos accountable for various alleged fraudulent schemes and brazen misrepresentations,” US Attorney Peace said. “Taken together, the allegations in the indictment charge Santos with relying on repeated dishonesty and deception to ascend to the halls of Congress and enrich himself.”
On Wednesday, 5 House Republicans signaled that they’d had enough of George Santos and proved as much by sponsoring a resolution to expel him from Congress.
“Today, I’ll be introducing an expulsion resolution to rid the People’s House of fraudster, George Santos,” GOP Rep. Anthony D’Esposito of New York posted on X (Twitter). D’Esposito, who represents a Long Island district neighboring Santos, said Reps. Nick LaLota, Mike Lawler, Marc Molinaro, Brandon Williams, and Nick Langworthy were joining him in co-sponsoring the resolution.
When asked to comment on all the fraud charges levied against him, Santos refused. Instead, he told reporters that no matter the charges, he had no plans to resign. His lawyer, Joseph Murray, also declined to comment.
With Republicans in the House of Representatives already in disarray, fighting among each other, seeking revenge against GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz for leading the charge to kick out Kevin McCarthy, and still without a new House Speaker, the last thing they needed was another George Santos scandal to draw more attention to their dysfunction.
Too bad for them, but that’s exactly what they got!
OK WASSUP! discusses Politics:
New George Santos scandal weighs down troubled GOP.
Well you’ve got to admit the guy fits right in with the Republican party!…lol
And he’s definitely a Trumpian – a bottomless pit of just really, really bad stuff…smh!