privacy was inaud adequate. that would be two big avenues of discussion. as well as what was this criminal investigation involving some sort of financial crime linked to trump. how did they pursue it, what happened to that. charges were never brought. the other thing, though, there s a complication here. those people who quit, at least one of them no longer works for the justice department. and the in thor general may not have authority to force people to cooperate with an investigation, who are no longer employees of the justice department. and the other complication is that it s not clear that there s two different ways the justice department investigates itself. there s the inspector general and the office of professional responsibility. and ethical problems, misconduct that falls short of law breaking, generally is more in the opr than the inspector general there could be two
i wonder, you have questions about in particular the more than $700,000 that he seems to have spent on his campaign. why do you ask the s.e.c. to investigate this in particular? well, of all the 535 members of congress, both in the senate and the house, there is no one who pose as greater threat to the integrity of congress than george santos. we know he has lied about every aspect of his life, but even worse than his lying is his possible law-breaking. and for me, the $700,000 question is where did all the money come from? a decade ago, george santos was a wage earner at a call center accumulating thousands of dollars in debt and facing repeat evictions. as late as 2020 he reported a salary as much as $55,000. miraculously in 2021 and 2022, he became a multimillionaire. he claims to have earned millions of dollars from clients, yet he disclosed the
this snake oil salesman is about to become elected united states congressman, and he s about to have access to sensitive i have no confidence that a republican controlled house is going to protect the public from the future fraudulence of george santos. what about the donors in this case? i spoke with several campaign donors and people who attended his fund-raisers today. and they told me they felt disappointment. they felt conned, betrayed following the allegations of fraud and misrepresentation against this incoming congressman. should they get their money back? george santos should resign, and he should return every single contribution. and even worse than his lying is his possible law breaking. as late as may of 2020, he reported earning a salary of
it. george santos lent his campaign a staggering $700,000. where did all that money come from? the ethics committee must start investigating immediately. i mean, you re the congressman from the bronx. he s the congressman-elect from long island. why is this of such concern to you? well, it s of concern to me because george santos is a pathological liar who s defrauded the voters of new york state. i mean he has lied systematically about nearly every aspect of his life, his family heritage, his educational background, his employment history, his ties to historical events. his depth and breadth of deception is staggering. it s unprecedented. but even worse than his lying is his possible law breaking. he should be the target of
sad news breaking from the soccer world. pele, considered by fans to be the greatest of all time, has passed away. he had been battling colon cancer. he led brazil to three world cups in 1958 when he scored six goals at 17 years of age. he went on to become a global superstar in the 60s. he s credited for popularizing soccer in the united states. he was 82 years old. the wrath and depth of his deception is staggering. it s unprecedented. even worse than his lying is his possible law breaking. what he did is not normal. he violated a trust with the people in his congressional district and throughout nassau county and the state of new york