GOP Rep. George Santos’ donors include a migrant smuggler and a Russian oligarch’s cousin. Here’s what to know.
on Instagram, spent more than $25,000 at the establishment on his campaign's dime since his first failed attempt to win a seat in Congress in 2020, according to FEC records. The disbursements were filed under meeting charges or food and beverage expenses between 2020 and 2022, covering both of Santos's races for office. The campaign alsoBrett Kappel, an attorney with Harmon Curran, told CBS News that accepting donations from foreign nationals who are not legal residents of the U.S.
According to Kappel, most members of Congress resign after a felony conviction. But some refuse. The late congressman Jim Traficant, Democrat of Ohio, was convicted on charges of corruption in 2002. After resisting calls by Republicans and Democrats to resign, he was expelled by a near-unanimous House vote.
The limit on individual donations directly made to candidate committees is $2,900 per election , while individual contributions made to political action committees are capped at a total of $5,000 a year.
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