The federal government has filed a superseding indictment against Rep. George Santos charging him with stealing the identities of his campaign contributors.
Scott MacFarlane of CBS News tweeted:
In addition to conspiracy charge, Santos faces:
Seven counts of wire fraud, three counts of money laundering, one count of theft of public funds, and two counts of making materially false statements… per Feds
— Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) October 10, 2023
More Santos alleged text messages are included in indictment.
Feds say, “For example, on or about March 7, 2022, the defendant … texted an associate, “I have my back against the wall this quarter lol.”
— Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) October 10, 2023
Republicans still haven’t kicked George Santos out of the House. In fact, Santos is taking part in a private Republican Speaker candidate forum and will have a vote on who gets to serve as the next Speaker of the House.
George Santos is likely going to prison for a very long time, but it is criminal of House Republicans to allow Santos to continue in his seat because they have a small House majority.
The Republican idea of law and order only applies to other people. Instead of fighting with each other over who should be the next speaker, Republicans should come together with Democrats and kick George Santos to the curb.
George Santos belongs in a prison cell, not the halls of Congress.
Jason is the managing editor. He is also a White House Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.
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