A Republican District Attorney has opened a transgression probe into GOP Congressman-Elect George Santos (R-NY).
Anne Donnelly the Nassau County DA told Newsday in a statement, “The galore fabrications and inconsistencies associated with Congressman-Elect Santos are thing abbreviated of stunning. The residents of Nassau County and different parts of the 3rd territory indispensable person an honorable and accountable typical successful Congress. No 1 is supra the instrumentality and if a transgression was committed successful this county, we volition prosecute it.”
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Donnelly is simply a Republican, truthful this isn’t a partisan witch hunt arsenic Santos and his defenders whitethorn claim. A New York authorities legislator has besides requested that the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York unfastened a transgression probe into Santos.
Representative-Elect Santos admitted to lying astir his acquisition and enactment experience, but what has intrigued and raised reddish flags to galore observers is however Santos went from not being capable to wage his rent to being affluent successful a precise abbreviated play of time.
The relative of a Russian oligarch funneled wealth into Santos’s campaign, and elder House Republicans similar Kevin McCarthy knew and joked astir Santos defrauding voters.
Since the Republican Party has nary integrity, George Santos volition beryllium seated successful the House, but depending connected what the transgression probe uncovers, his enactment successful Congress could beryllium short-lived.
Jason is the managing editor. He is besides a White House Press Pool and a Congressional analogous for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree successful Political Science. His postgraduate enactment focused connected nationalist policy, with a specialization successful societal betterment movements.
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