'I'd say it's legally questionable and a fairly clear violation of ethics rules,' said Daniel Weiner, a former senior counsel, Federal Elections Commission.
The invitation has prompted accusations that the House's ethical standards may have been broken.by fellow New York congressman Ritchie Torres on December 30 offered the chance to attend Santos'"swearing-in celebration" for $100 as a basic attendee or $500 as a VIP.
The invitation said the package included a"round trip bus from NY to DC, luncheon, swearing-in ceremony, & Team Santos Tour of Capitol Grounds." It also erroneously listed the date of his swearing-in as January 3, 2022. George Santos waits for the start of the 118th Congress in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol Building on January 03, 2023 in Washington, DC. Santos has offered people the opportunity to attend his swearing-in to Congress for as much as $500, according to a widely circulated invitation.Torres wrote that Santos"is charging people for touring the U.S. Capitol and attending his Congressional swearing-in" and claimed he"never misses an opportunity to violate Congressional ethics.
"I would say it's legally questionable and a fairly clear violation of House ethics rules," Daniel Weiner, a former senior counsel at the Federal Elections Commission, told theGeorge Santos, who never misses an opportunity to violate Congressional Ethics, is charging people for touring the US Capitol and attending his Congressional swearing-in.
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