LaffyNov 16, 2023

#BREAKING: House Ethics Committee released long-awaited report on investigation into embattled Rep. George #Santos, finding there was "substantial evidence" of wrongdoing by the congressman.

..substantial evidence" that he knowingly caused his campaign committee to file false or incomplete reports w FEC, used campaign funds for personal purposes, engaged in fraudulent content, engaged in "knowing and willful" violations of fed ethics law ..” 1/…https://ethics.house.gov/sites/ethics.house.gov/files/documents/Committee%20Report_52.pdf

https://cbsn.ws/46hpaz9

Show threadLaffyNov 16, 2023

2/ Via Lisa Rubin:

The House Committee on Ethics, in recommending that Rep. Santos be criminally referred to DOJ, notes that their referral relates to alleged violations beyond those DOJ has already charged

Via MacFarlane:

Ethics Cmte says at Justice Dept’s request it did NOT probe Santos’s alleged misuse of donor credit card info

Show threadBarry Schwartz 🫖

@GottaLaff I can’t help noticing replies that expect government to move fast. LOL. If Nazi Germany declared war on us, it would still take a lot more than five minutes to declare war back.

Anyway, if Santos is a backbencher, and a term is only for two years, and he stands no chance of reëlection, then no one is going to feel great pressure to expel him tomorrow.

It can wait till whenever to happen.

Nov 16, 2023 at 4:27pmWeb
Show threadNicole ParsonsNov 16, 2023

@chemoelectric @GottaLaff

Republicans have a razor thin majority.

Knocking a few corrupt members of Congress out of the House could stop the GOP from defaulting on the national debt.

Getting rid of Santos in office.
It could preserve Ukrainian independence.

Santos can do a lot of damage in the remainder of his term, including giving national security information to his Russian donors.

Show threadBarry Schwartz 🫖Nov 16, 2023

@Npars01 @GottaLaff

In that case, the GOP WON’T want to expel Santos! So those are arguments that suggest the expulsion is likely to fail.

Show threadLaffyNov 16, 2023

@chemoelectric @Npars01 Tomorrow:

https://mastodon.social/@GottaLaff/111422088917783726

Also: https://mastodon.social/@GottaLaff/111422047257351656