The federal authorities has filed a superseding indictment towards Rep. George Santos charging him with stealing the identities of his marketing campaign contributors.
Scott MacFarlane of CBS Information tweeted:
Along with conspiracy cost, Santos faces:
Seven counts of wire fraud, three counts of cash laundering, one depend of theft of public funds, and two counts of creating materially false statements… per Feds
— Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) October 10, 2023
Extra Santos alleged textual content messages are included in indictment.
Feds say, “For instance, on or about March 7, 2022, the defendant … texted an affiliate, “I’ve my again towards the wall this quarter lol.”
— Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) October 10, 2023
Republicans nonetheless haven’t kicked George Santos out of the Home. Actually, Santos is participating in a non-public Republican Speaker candidate discussion board and can have a vote on who will get to function the following Speaker of the Home.
George Santos is probably going going to jail for a really very long time, however it’s felony of Home Republicans to permit Santos to proceed in his seat as a result of they’ve a small Home majority.
The Republican concept of legislation and order solely applies to different individuals. As an alternative of preventing with one another over who must be the following speaker, Republicans ought to come along with Democrats and kick George Santos to the curb.
George Santos belongs in a jail cell, not the halls of Congress.
Jason is the managing editor. He’s additionally a White Home Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Diploma in Political Science. His graduate work targeted on public coverage, with a specialization in social reform actions.
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