Once again our useless news media covered for another right wing Republican.
Literally the day after he was elected there were already stories about this clown and various bombshells. No one is going to convince me reporters didn't know this information before election day. But as we've seen time and time and time again, our news media will give Republicans a free-pass on things, all while they hold Democrats to impossibly high standards.
There was one small Staten Island paper that reported on Santos before the election and was ignored.
The only way any of that would matter to the types of people that voted for him would be if there were a “D” behind his name. Otherwise, it’s totally fine
Preferred, even. Totally preferred.
So much winning!
No shit. Everyone and their mom spotted red flags before he was elected. If he had any more red flags he'd be able to open a store that sells red flags.
Anymore red flags and he could be a moderator on HexBear.
“😤” /s
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Portions of the report, published here for the first time, show that long before Santos' election, questions had surfaced about his marriage, his family's claimed link to the Holocaust, and his alleged ties to "companies that have been accused of fraud and scamming customers."
The report, which runs more than 100 pages, was commissioned in the fall of 2021 and raises similar questions over Santos' campaign finance activities that federal prosecutors have brought up in the criminal case against him, including apparent discrepancies in disclosures to Congress.
U.S. Attorney Breon Peace said Santos "used political contributions to line his pockets, unlawfully applied for unemployment benefits that should have gone to New Yorkers who had lost their jobs due to the pandemic, and lied to the House of Representatives."
The report took aim at Santos' work as a senior executive with Harbor City Capital, noting the Florida-based firm had been accused by the Securities and Exchange Commission of operating as a Ponzi scheme.
The report notes that while Santos was working at Harbor City Capital, the Alabama Securities Commission filed a cease-and-desist order against the company and its CEO "for advertising unrealistic returns on investments that did not exist, along with other fraudulent practices."
Prosecutors allege, beginning in September 2022, Santos spent money donated by political supporters on personal expenses, including designer clothing and car and credit card debt payments.
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