Rep. George Santos (R-NY): How Much Worse Can Things Get with This Proven Serial Liar

Okay then: The GOP needs to expel him as evil

(Based on that post-election quote)

RECENT UPDATE: The DOJ is doing their job regarding Rep. George Santos (R-NY) so why isn’t the GOP House leadership doing theirs cite this article from the Washington Examiner with this headline:

“DOJ asks FEC to pause enforcement as prosecutors look for criminal conduct: Report”

The DOJ has asked the FEC to stand down and wait to enforce action against Santos while prosecutors conduct a similar criminal investigation.

Santos was elected to Congress in November after flipping NY’s 3rd Congressional District. He is under extreme scrutiny and several federal investigations related to lying about his biography, including his educational background, work experience, and finances.

Two people told the Washington Post that the DOJ had asked the FEC to provide them with any relevant documents that can be used for the investigation.

The DOJ has not announced a criminal investigation into Santos, though Friday's report is the clearest sign the embattled congressman might be facing more severe penalties than sanctions in Congress.

Brett Kappel, a campaign finance lawyer at the DC-based Harmon, Curran, Spielberg & Eisenberg, also told the Washington Post: “The request, which came from the DOJ’s Public Integrity Section, indicates that there's an active criminal investigation that overlaps with complaints filed with the FEC.”

Santos is facing investigations from a variety of federal and state entities. He is under an ethics investigations into his finances after Reps. Dan Goldman (D-NY) and Ritchie Torres (D-NY) filed a complaint to the House Ethics Committee in early January. They requested the committee look into his campaign's financial disclosure reports. 

Most recently, Reps. Joseph Morelle (D-NY) and Gregory Meeks (D-NY) also wrote a joint letter to Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) focusing on Santos's alleged campaign donations from sanctioned Russian oligarch Viktor Vekselberg. They also called on McCarthy to prevent Santos from accessing any classified Congressional information pertaining to national security during these investigations.

The SEC also has interviewed people regarding Santos's role in Harbor City Capital, an investment firm accused by the SEC of being “a classic Ponzi scheme.” (That SEC report is here).

If found in violation of campaign finance laws, both McCarthy and Rep. James Comer (R-KY) said Santos will be removed from Congress.

On the other hand, Republicans like Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) have stated: “While Santos will undergo investigations, he should not be shunned by fellow Congressional leaders.

My 2 Cents: First, this for Matt Gaetz and anyone else who holds that same view: Just shut the hell up. 

I doubt whether Gaetz or McCarthy, et al can even spell leadership let alone know how to lead.

Santos based on tons of public information and lies right now should be expelled from Congress ASAP. And, shame on the GOP for sticking by Santos the way they are – mostly for raw politics and nothing else; certainly nothing based on any principle.

Finally, I wonder where Santos was born. Maybe not in the U.S. If he was born outside of the U.S. were his parents U.S. citizens, and or when did he become a U.S. citizen?

If none of that is true, then he is serving unlawfully in Congress by violating this constitutional qualification standard: “To be elected, a representative must be at least 25 years old, a United States citizen for at least seven years, and an inhabitant of the state he or she represents.” (Ref:  U.S. Constitution, Article I, section 2, clause 2). 

(Note: To be a Senator in a similar case: Age is 30 and citizenship is for 9 years). 

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