George Santos Charged With Defrauding Campaign Donors

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The Facts

  • The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has now filed a total of 23 charges against New York Rep. George Santos in an updated indictment, accusing the congressman of "fraudulent criminal schemes" as well as "lying to the American public process."

  • The latest filing adds 10 new felony charges to the initial 13-count from a May indictment, after which he was released on a $500K bond. They also come a week after Santos' former campaign treasurer, Nancy Marks, pleaded guilty to felony charges related to her campaign work.

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The Spin

Democratic narrative

Santos continues to find himself in further heaps of trouble, with the representative's financial statements audaciously fraudulent and inconsistent. It is clear that much of Santos' behavior upon his campaign trail wasn't remotely legal, with Nancy Mark's guilty plea agreement seemingly the beginning of the end for the New York politician.

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Republican narrative

Santos isn't the first politician to lie, and if such an offense were to be properly investigated, then the likes of Joe Biden would already be in prison. The two-tiered justice system consistently favors Democrats over Republicans, undermining the people's faith in the department. While it's up to judge or jury to decide what happens next, the same standards must be applied across the board.

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