{"id":124,"date":"2023-03-02T16:03:11","date_gmt":"2023-03-02T22:03:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fabricedubuy.com\/rep-george-santos-under-investigation-by-house-ethics-subcommittee\/"},"modified":"2023-03-02T16:03:12","modified_gmt":"2023-03-02T22:03:12","slug":"rep-george-santos-under-investigation-by-house-ethics-subcommittee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fabricedubuy.com\/rep-george-santos-under-investigation-by-house-ethics-subcommittee\/","title":{"rendered":"Rep. George Santos Under Investigation by House Ethics Subcommittee"},"content":{"rendered":"

The House ethics committee announced on Thursday that it has established a subcommittee to investigate whether Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) \u201cengaged in unlawful activity with respect to his 2022 congressional campaign; failed to properly disclose required information on statements filed with the House; violated federal conflict of interest laws in connection with his role in a firm providing fiduciary services; and\/or engaged in sexual misconduct towards an individual seeking employment in his congressional office.\u201d[0]<\/a><\/sup> The committee also noted that \u201cthe mere fact of establishing an Investigative Subcommittee does not itself indicate that any violation has occurred.\u201d[1]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

Rep. David Joyce (R-Ohio) will serve as chair of the investigative subcommittee, and Rep. Susan Wild (D-Pa.) will serve as its ranking Democrat.[1]<\/a><\/sup> Reps. John Rutherford (R-Fla.) and Glenn Ivey (D-Md.) will also sit on the panel.[1]<\/a><\/sup> Santos's verified Twitter account stated the congressman “is fully cooperating. There will be no further comment made at this time.”[2]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

Santos has been under scrutiny for a myriad of falsehoods about his background, and questions about his 2022 congressional campaign.[3]<\/a><\/sup> In December, a New York Times investigation found he misrepresented numerous aspects of his career.[4]<\/a><\/sup> Santos confessed to “embellishing” his resume, yet more facts about his history have gone on to be revealed.[5]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

The dishonesty seen during Santos' initial period in office is comparable to that of some of Washington D.C.'s most experienced political strategists.[6]<\/a><\/sup> In December, it was revealed by The New York Times that Santos had made false statements about his past.[6]<\/a><\/sup> The congressman had falsely claimed to be enrolled at prestigious universities and had not been truthful about his past employment at major financial institutions.[6]<\/a><\/sup> According to a report from Forward, Santos had identified as a “proud American Jew” in political documents, asserting that his family was made up of Holocaust survivors, even though genealogical records showed otherwise.[6]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

The greater risk, however, could come from a closer examination of his campaign finances.[7]<\/a><\/sup> According to CNN, late in 2020, federal prosecutors in New York were conducting an investigation into matters concerning the wealth and loans exceeding $700,000 that were given to his victorious 2022 campaign.[8]<\/a><\/sup> Santos has emphatically declared that the funds he contributed to the campaign were legitimately obtained.[8]<\/a><\/sup> A campaign watchdog organization has submitted a complaint, questioning the origin of the considerable financial benefit.[8]<\/a><\/sup> In 2018, Santos's salary was reported to be $55,000 and he had no assets.[7]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

0. <\/span>“Two more House Republicans call for home-state Rep. Santos to be ousted” The Hill, 1 Mar. 2023, https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/state-watch\/3879319-two-more-house-republicans-call-for-home-state-rep-santos-to-be-ousted\/<\/a><\/p>\n

1. <\/span>“House ethics subcommittee to investigate George Santos for alleged unlawful activity, sexual misconduct” Gothamist, 2 Mar. 2023, https:\/\/gothamist.com\/news\/santos-to-face-probe-by-house-ethics-committee-subcommittee<\/a><\/p>\n

2. <\/span>“House Ethics Committee is investigating Rep. George Santos” NPR, 2 Mar. 2023, https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2023\/03\/02\/1160682985\/george-santos-ethics-investigation<\/a><\/p>\n

3. <\/span>“House Ethics panel launches investigation into Santos” POLITICO, 2 Mar. 2023, https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2023\/03\/02\/house-ethics-probe-george-santos-00085261<\/a><\/p>\n

4. <\/span>“Rep. George Santos under investigation by House Ethics Committee” CBS News, 2 Mar. 2023, https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/george-santos-house-ethics-committee-investigation\/<\/a><\/p>\n

5. <\/span>“McCarthy says he would have \u2018difficulty\u2019 backing Santos for reelection” The Hill, 28 Feb. 2023, https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/house\/3877991-mccarthy-says-he-would-have-difficulty-backing-santos-for-reelection<\/a><\/p>\n

6. <\/span>“House Ethics Committee Investigating George Santos for \u2026 Just About Everything” Yahoo Entertainment, 2 Mar. 2023, https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/house-ethics-committee-investigating-george-200556858.html<\/a><\/p>\n

7. <\/span>“House Ethics Committee opens investigation into Rep. George Santos” NBC News, 2 Mar. 2023, https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/congress\/house-ethics-committee-opens-investigation-rep-george-santos-rcna73157<\/a><\/p>\n

8. <\/span>“House Ethics Committee announces investigation into embattled Rep. George Santos” CNN, 2 Mar. 2023, https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/03\/02\/politics\/george-santos-house-ethics-committee\/index.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The House ethics committee announced on Thursday that it has established a subcommittee to investigate whether Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) \u201cengaged in unlawful activity with respect to his 2022 congressional campaign; failed to properly disclose required information on statements filed with the House; violated federal conflict of interest laws in connection with his role in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":123,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabricedubuy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabricedubuy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabricedubuy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabricedubuy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabricedubuy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=124"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/fabricedubuy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":125,"href":"https:\/\/fabricedubuy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124\/revisions\/125"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabricedubuy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/123"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabricedubuy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=124"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabricedubuy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=124"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabricedubuy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=124"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}