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Republican fabulist George Santos OFFICIALLY under congressional ethics investigation: House approves panel to investigate his multiple lies and misconduct, including allegations of sexual misconduct
- Santos officially under ethics investigation, House said Thursday
- He is under investigation for his 2022 campaign and alleged sexual misconduct.
- Santos has said he will run for re-election next year.
Republican Congressman George Santos is officially under a congressional ethics investigation, the House Ethics Committee announced Thursday.
He formed a panel to review various charges against him, including allegations about his 2022 congressional campaign and a complaint by a former employee that Santos attempted to engage in sexual misconduct.
Santos has admitted to lying about his education and work history, but says he learned his lesson and vowed that in the future, “everything will always work out.” He has also said that he will run for re-election in 2024.
The ethics investigation comes as even some Republicans have called on Santos to resign.
Republican Congressman George Santos is officially under an ethics investigation in Congress
The investigation will focus on whether Santos ‘engaged in illicit activities in connection with his 2022 campaign for Congress; he failed to adequately disclose the required information about the statements filed with the House; he violated federal conflict of interest laws in connection with his role with a company that provides trust services; and/or engaged in sexual misconduct toward a job seeker in his congressional office,” the House Ethics Committee said in a statement.
The New York Republican congressman resigned from the committee amid questions about his conduct during the midterm elections, including lying about his work history, education and heritage in his campaign bio.
Additionally, a watchdog group claimed he committed multiple campaign finance violations and filed a complaint with the FEC, notably citing questions about lending his campaign more than $700,000 despite having only $55,000 in earned income.
Santos, 34, is also charged with concealing his true campaign funding source, misrepresenting his campaign spending and using campaign resources to cover personal expenses.
Santos is also under investigation by the district attorney’s office in Nassau County, NY, and by authorities in Brazil.
Derek Myers, a former aide to Santos, accused the congressman of sexual misconduct
And a former staffer, Derek Myers, revealed that he filed a complaint with the US Capitol Police and the Congressional Ethics Office alleging Santos groped his groin, asked if he was on the dating app Grindr , invited him home and violated the Chamber’s pay ethics rules. .
Myers said Santos hired him as an assistant on January 25. He said the two were reviewing voter letters when Santos asked Myers if he was on the dating app and explained that he had a profile.
Myers claims that Santos asked him to sit closer after they discussed Grindr and allegedly started touching his leg before inviting him to karaoke.
The assistant said she declined the invitation, but Santos then moved her hand to her “groin area” and assured her that her husband was out of town and invited him.
Santos is already under investigation by the district attorney’s office in Nassau County, New York, which is where his constituency is located. And Brazilian authorities are also seeking to revive a fraud case against him dating back to 2008.
A group of Democrats, along with some Republican support, have moved to expel Santos from Congress.