Santos Thrilled After Republicans Gut Ethics Office

The Insider reports:

The House of Representatives Monday passed a new set of rules to govern the chamber that will severely weaken the ability of the Office of Congressional Ethics to investigate members of Congress over suspicion of wrongdoing.

“I think it’s fantastic,” Republican Rep. George Santos of New York said of the rules package, which passed by a 220-213 margin, in a brief interview with Insider Monday at the Capitol.

Santos is under investigation in multiple countries, and faces at least two Office of Congressional Ethics complaints related to his financial disclosures.

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Accountable to no one: House GOP Votes to Gut Ethics Body, George Santos Calls It ‘Fantastic’ https://t.co/yUbUQwLnEr

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