The New York Post reports:
The 34-year-old Republican — who admitted earlier this week to lying about his work background, academic credentials and ancestry during his successful campaign for the House of Representatives — is offering supporters a bus trip to DC, lunch and a “Team Santos Tour” of the US Capitol’s grounds, while asking VIPs to chip in $500 each to outdo the $100 paid by people with “attendee” status, according to an invitation obtained by The Post.
“What a dumb idea,” sniffed a disgusted Long Island Republican when contacted by The Post Friday. “I would say it’s legally questionable and a fairly clear violation of House ethics rules,” Daniel Weiner, a former senior counsel at the Federal Elections Commission, told The Post. Weiner said soliciting campaign cash with the suggestion of a face-to-face encounter is a no-no. Santos did not respond Friday to a question asking whether he would go through with the event.
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Shameless George! Santos plans ‘questionable’ fundraiser off swearing-in https://t.co/R0mJOGfTOz pic.twitter.com/dZZOiFuGmU
— New York Post (@nypost) December 30, 2022
George Santos, who never misses an opportunity to violate Congressional Ethics, is charging people for touring the US Capitol and attending his Congressional swearing-in.
Is the US Capitol one of the 13 properties in the imaginary Santos real estate empire? pic.twitter.com/6vy0CwwLr2
— Ritchie Torres (@RitchieTorres) December 30, 2022
Santos claims his swearing-in is on Jan 3, 2022. He can’t even get the facts right even when he isn’t lying.
— Ritchie Torres (@RitchieTorres) December 30, 2022
Ethics questions on fundraiser, expenses and more: Where George Santos’ many scandals stand https://t.co/pM8JdpG9an
— POLITICO Pro (@POLITICOPro) December 30, 2022