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The Hill reports: The House Ethics Committee announced on Thursday that it has expanded its probe into Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.), adding allegations that the congressman fraudulently obtained unemployment insurance benefits to the list of investigative areas. The news comes more than one month after Santos was indicted on 13 federal charges over allegations that he, among other claims, received …

The Daily Beast reports: We finally know who bailed Rep. George Santos (R–NY) out of jail—despite the beleaguered congressman claiming he’d rather go to jail than give up their names. ABC News reported Thursday that his father and aunt put up the $500,000 bail bond that allowed Santos to walk free after his arrest by federal authorities. Santos’ father, Gercino …

CNBC reports: The secret identities of Republican Rep. George Santos’ bail backers in his federal criminal case are set to be revealed Thursday at noon ET. Santos was arrested last month and charged with numerous crimes including money laundering and wire fraud. After pleading not guilty to all 13 counts against him, Santos was released on a $500,000 bond backed …

CNBC reports: The identities of the people who guaranteed Rep. George Santos’ $500,000 bond in his criminal fraud case will be revealed Thursday at noon ET, a federal judge ordered Tuesday. Judge Joanna Seybert’s order in U.S. District Court in Long Island came less than two weeks after the Republican lawmaker’s attorney argued that the bail backers’ identities should be …

The Jewish Forward reports: U.S. Rep. George Santos, who falsely claimed his grandparents survived the Holocaust, said on the House floor that he was “speechless and appalled” by antisemitic flyers distributed in his district. The New York Republican said his constituents in Plainview, Long Island, “were subject to the intimidation of the Goyim Defense League,” an antisemitic hate group. “The …

The New York Times reports: Representative George Santos on Friday appealed a federal magistrate judge’s decision ordering the release of the names of the people who helped bail him out of federal custody, suggesting that the individuals were family members. The identities of Mr. Santos’s guarantors have been the subject of intense interest to both the news media and the …

Mother Jones reports: George Santos, the lying and indicted GOP congressman from Queens, New York, has steadfastly refused to say where he was on January 6, 2021, while pro-Trump rioters were attacking the US Capitol to prevent the certification of Joe Biden’s electoral victory. He was filmed that day in the VIP section for the Donald Trump rally at the …

From the Quisling Cabin Republicans: The HRC’s latest PR stunt is so ignorantly detached from the incredible LGBT progress over the past decade that we’d be shocked if their donors even buy it. Bipartisan legislation codifying gay marriage was signed into law just last year, public support for equal rights for LGBT Americans has never been higher, and LGBT Americans …

The Daily Beast reports: Former drag performer Rep. George Santos (R-NY) flew into a foul-mouthed diatribe against “drag nuns” on Wednesday. “I don’t usually swear but… The ‘Drag nuns’ can FUCK ALL THE WAY OFF!” the serial liar lawmaker tweeted. “The mockery they cast on the Catholic faith is DAMN offensive and WRONG!” It’s unclear what prompted Santos’ outburst, though …

CNBC reports: The identities of the three people who guaranteed Rep. George Santos’ $500,000 bond in his criminal fraud case must be revealed, a federal magistrate judge ordered Tuesday. But Santos, the embattled freshman Republican lawmaker from New York who was charged last month with an array of financial crimes, has until noon on Friday to appeal the decision, Magistrate …

CNN reports: Indicted Rep. George Santos’ attorney has filed a letter asking the judge overseeing the New York Republican’s case to keep the names of the people who put up his $500,000 bond sealed. Attorney Joseph Murray objected to a motion by news organizations, including CNN, for the judge to make public the names of the cosigners following Santos’ indictment …

The Insider reports: There’s a very strong chance that one person putting up the money — directly or indirectly — is the jailed exiled Chinese billionaire tycoon Guo Wengui. Santos certainly doesn’t want us to know who these bond sponsors are. Speaking to members of the media outside the federal court in Central Islip after he entered his not-guilty plea, …

The Associated Press reports: A man who briefly worked as an aide to U.S. Rep. George Santos says he got his job after sending a series of payments to one of the Republican’s top deputies. Derek Myers, 31, told staff of the House’s ethics subcommittee during an interview Wednesday that while he was trying to get a job in Santos’ …

Decider reports: Ken Jennings wasted no time when it came to roasting Rep. George Santos — the controversial New York politician who was recently indicted on fraud charges — during Wednesday night’s (May 24) episode of Jeopardy! Contestant Mattea Roach chose the “Recent Events” category for $800. “Subheads in a piece on this NY Rep.: ‘Lied about where he went …

“It’s embarrassing. I think most of the audience knows I’m a gay woman. I realize that there’s all kinds of different people in the world. Lord knows I live a marginal life myself and I like my life. “But what this does is it sends a message – it’s really kind of an extremist framework. It’s as though there has …

The Insider reports: A judge overseeing the federal criminal case against Rep. George Santos of New York held a secret hearing with the three people on the hook for his $500,000 bond and went to extraordinary lengths to keep their identities secret, according to a new court filing. US Magistrate Judge Anne Shields allowed Santos to be released on a …

Bloomberg News reports: George Santos, the embattled Republican congressman charged with fraud and money laundering, has secured three unidentified guarantors for his $500,000 bond. At his May 10 arraignment, where Santos pleaded not guilty, US Magistrate Judge Anne Shields released the 34-year-old lawmaker but told him he would have to get three co-signers for the bond. He now has them, …

The Washington Post reports: Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.), who was charged earlier this month with a host of financial crimes, is now serving as the treasurer for his own campaign and several affiliated committees, according to filings made Friday by the committees with the Federal Election Commission. The congressman’s unusual move to become his own campaign treasurer followed his indictment …

Scripps News reports: Naysa Woomer, the communications director for embattled Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.), has resigned, Scripps News has learned. The departure of Woomer, a prominent Republican communications adviser, is the latest in a string of bad news for Santos, who was indicted on 13 counts, including fraud and money laundering. Woomer previously worked for GOP Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker …

The Daily Beast reports: Rep. George Santos (R-NY) didn’t have a great day on Wednesday. Although he survived an effort to kick him out of Congress, with Republicans instead punting the motion to the Ethics Committee, Santos wasn’t spared much dignity Wednesday night after the vote when fellow New York Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D) took to the Capitol steps to …