• dhork@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    In other words, he is now qualified to be a cabinet member in the next Republican administration.

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      8 months ago

      They’ve already said they won’t. And now that Santos has announced that he won’t seek reelection, they can criticize him and be as outraged as they want, since it won’t hurt their chances (however slim) of holding onto his seat. So they’ll act shocked and condemn his alleged misconduct, and try to give the appearance that they’ve done something so that they can distance themselves from him. And then they’ll continue to work with him and rely on him to vote alongside the rest of the party.

      Politicians and ethics have always gone together like vampires and holy water. But at this point I think it’s pretty clear that there is no ethical violation so serious that the remaining Republicans would be willing to give up even the slightest political advantage to see it properly dealt with.

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    8 months ago

    Put him. The fuck. In jail.

    At this point, the GOP, the DOJ, and the NYAG are complicit in his criminal behavior.

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    Look at everything that Future Former Representative Santos is accused of, and all the evidence of incredible criminality that has been amassed so far and ask yourself something: if he were a regular jackoff like you and me do you think they’d be saying things like “innocent until proven guilty” and “due process” or do you think they’d be saying things like “substantial flight risk”, “risk to the community” and “bail denied”?

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    8 months ago

    Guys I went outside and found out the sky was blue. You’re all very welcome and I don’t mind sharing the findings of my research.

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    Who’d have thought a nobel laureate for world peace and literature would be capable of such crimes

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    8 months ago

    Is it just me, or does every picture of this turd burglar look like his teeth have been photoshopped out?

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    8 months ago

    Alternative headline:

    “Washington DC ethics panel reluctantly admits obvious reality, sun rises in East.”

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    8 months ago

    Santos easily survived a vote earlier this month to expel him from the House as most Republicans and 31 Democrats opted to withhold punishment while both his criminal trial and the House Ethics Committee investigation continued.

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    8 months ago

    This is the best summary I could come up with:


    WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Ethics panel said Thursday it has found “substantial evidence” of lawbreaking by Republican Rep. George Santos of New York and has referred its findings to the Justice Department.

    The committee said that Santos’ conduct warrants public condemnation, is beneath the dignity of the office, and has brought severe discredit upon the House.

    The ethics panel’s report also detailed Santos’ lack of cooperation with its investigation and how he “evaded” straightforward requests for information.

    The congressman faces a 23-count federal indictment that alleges he stole the identities of campaign donors and then used their credit cards to make tens of thousands of dollars in unauthorized charges.

    Santos, who represents parts of Queens and Long Island, is also accused of falsely reporting to the Federal Elections Commission that he had loaned his campaign $500,000 when he actually hadn’t given anything and had less than $8,000 in the bank.

    The fake loan was an attempt to convince Republican Party officials that he was a serious candidate, worth their financial support, the indictment says.


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