Two House Democrats from New York plan to file a complaint with the House Ethics Committee against fellow New York Rep. George Santos, a Republican.
Santos over reports he fabricated huge swaths of his resume, wealth and background on the campaign trail.Reps. Dan Goldman and Ritchie Torres are asking the Ethics Committee to investigate whether Santos violated federal statute requiring lawmakers to file "timely, accurate and complete" financial disclosures, Goldman's office confirmed to Axios.
Torres told the Times that Santos “claims to have earned millions of dollars from the clients he served, yet he failed to disclose the names of those clients, in violation of federal law.” The panel is empowered to investigate and punish members of Congress for misconduct or violations of House rules.The complaint places public pressure on the committee, which is evenly divided and requires a majority vote to initiate an investigation.While House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and others in GOP leadership have largely stayed silent on Santos' alleged fabrications, some Republicans have openly criticized him and even called for him to be investigated.
Rep. Nick LaLota, Santos' fellow New York Republican freshman, called for a "full investigation by the House Ethics Committee and, if necessary, law enforcement" in a statement last month.The two lawmakers plan to physically deliver the complaint to Santos’ office at the Capitol on Tuesday morning.
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