Steve SilbermanJan 30, 2023
The imposter "George Santos," who should be immediately removed from the House chamber by Capitol Police as a grave national security risk, was funded by non-existent donors. He's a walking #Russian money-laundering operation. #GOP #USpol #politics https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2023/01/we-tried-to-call-the-top-donors-to-george-santos-2020-campaign-many-dont-seem-to-exist/
We tried to call the top donors to George Santos' 2020 campaign. Many don’t seem to exist.

The list of matters to investigate keeps growing.

Mother Jones
Show threadBruceJan 30, 2023
@stevesilberman The Mother Jones article is interesting, but it seems a wishful leap of logic to conclude that Russian funding is the only possible explanation for Santos' many campaign funding discrepancies. I'm going to wait for some evidence before repeating that.
Show threadSteve Silberman
@bruce You seem to have read that article in a vacuum of other news. Unwise. https://www.thedailybeast.com/republican-george-devolder-santos-got-cash-from-andrew-intrater-cousin-of-russian-oligarch-viktor-vekselberg
Republican George Devolder-Santos Got Cash From Andrew Intrater Cousin of Russian Oligarch Viktor Vekselberg

Andrew Intrater, money manager to Russian Viktor Vekselberg, gave $56,100 to committees tied to Rep.-elect George Devolder-Santos, who called Ukraine “totalitarian.”

The Daily Beast
Jan 30, 2023 at 11:42pmWeb
Show threadBruceJan 31, 2023

@stevesilberman Actually, I consume news for 20-45 hours a week on average -- to the point that it can be a problem.

The Daily Beast story is bigger on claims and shorter on evidence than the Mother Jones story, and it doesn't discredit my statement that Russian funding isn't the only possible explanation.

When I concluded that story, the Beast pushed me into "The Story of the World’s Richest Dog Involves a Shocking Number of Sex Parties," reminding me why I don't go there.