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A bipartisan ethics report concludes there is āsubstantial evidenceā that George Santos violated federal criminal laws, which will almost certainly trigger another attempt to expel him from the House.
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The explosive report released Thursday by the House Ethics Committee found that Santos spent campaign funds on Botox treatments and lavish Atlantic City trips with his husband. It also details the New York Republicanās efforts to obscure his money trail, as he sought to build a āfictionalā financial narrative on official records, according to the 55-page report.
āAt nearly every opportunity, he placed his desire for private gain above his duty to uphold the Constitution, federal law, and ethical principles,ā the report reads. āSantos sought to fraudulently exploit every aspect of his House candidacy for his own personal financial profit.ā

Santos ethics report finds āsubstantial evidenceā of criminal wrongdoing
The report doesnāt recommend expulsion, but a vote to oust the New York Republican is likely regardless.

The explosive report released Thursday by the House Ethics Committee found that Santos spent campaign funds on Botox treatments and lavish Atlantic City trips with his husband. It also details the New York Republicanās efforts to obscure his money trail, as he sought to build a āfictionalā financial narrative on official records, according to the 55-page report.
āAt nearly every opportunity, he placed his desire for private gain above his duty to uphold the Constitution, federal law, and ethical principles,ā the report reads. āSantos sought to fraudulently exploit every aspect of his House candidacy for his own personal financial profit.ā