According to a member of the House Ethics Committee which just released a scathing report on the financial antics committed by Rep. George Santos, the New York Republican has more important things to worry about besides his possible ouster from Congress.
Appearing on MSNBC with host Katie Phang, Rep. Deborah Ross (D-NC), who sits on the committee, was asked about the details outlined in the report that recommended Santos be expelled from the House.
According to Ross, there were some allegations levied against Santos that were not followed up on after the Department of Justice warned members of the committee off.
"Within the report i read that there's been referrals made to the DOJ," host Phang prompted. "Is that something that is the standard, or happens typically by the Ethics Committee?"
"Yes, it is," Ross replied. "And, in fact, the DOJ asked the ethics committee not to investigate several things, where they already had been interviewing witnesses."
"So the Ethics Committee confined its investigation primarily two things under the purview of the House: campaign finance issues, whether or not reports are filed," she elaborated. "And so remember, this scathing report is only limited to a few of the things that Mr. Santos has done, and so we felt an obligation to share with the DOJ information that might be helpful in their criminal investigation."
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