Rep. Santos faces new charges he stole donor IDs, made unauthorized charges to their credit cards
Associated PressAPR 2023
George Santos Charged With Defrauding Campaign Donors
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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.
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.