Two congressional Democrats are expected to file an official complaint with the House Committee on Ethics, calling for an investigation into Republican Rep. George Santos, who they call an 'outright fraud'.
Rep. George Santos waits for the start of a session in the House chamber as the House meets for the fourth day to elect a speaker and convene the 118th Congress in Washington, Jan. 6, 2023.New York Democratic Reps. Daniel Goldman and Ritchie Torres on Tuesday filed an official complaint with the House Committee on Ethics calling for an investigation into New York Republican Rep. George Santos.
"Mr. Santos's financial disclosure reports in 2020 and 2022 are sparse and perplexing," the complaint reads. "At a minimum, it is apparent that he did not file timely disclosure reports for his most recent campaign. Moreover, his own public statements have contradicted some information included in the 2022 financial disclosure and confirmed that the 2022 financial disclosure failed to disclose other required information.
Torres and Goldman hand-delivered a copy of their complaint to Santos, who was in his office, on Tuesday morning."Did you misuse campaign finances?," he was asked. "You're accused of fabricating almost every single part of your life, why do you deserve to represent the people of New York?"When asked why he wouldn't answer questions he said, "I'll be addressing the media soon."Rep. George Santos, and Rep.
Rep. Steve Scalise talks to Rep. George Santos in the House Chamber during the third day of elections for Speaker of the House, Jan. 5, 2023, in Washington.House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., was pressed Tuesday about whether Santos should be a member of the 118th Congress.
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