House Ethics Committee opens George Santos probe
The U.S. House Ethics Committee on Thursday announced it had voted unanimously to open an investigation of U.S. Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) over allegations of financial and sexual misconduct.
The 10-member body, divided evenly between Republicans and Democrats, will now put Santos’ fate into the hands of an evenly divided subcommittee of four members led by U.S.
Rep. David Joyce (R-Ohio). The subcommittee’s inquiry will evaluate whether the embattled congressman’s required financial disclosures as a candidate contained illegal omissions or conflicts of interest, as well as an allegation by an applicant to his congressional office that Santos made unwanted sexual advances towards him.
Santos did not comment beyond a statement shared on Twitter that was written in the third person: “The House Committee on Ethics has opened an investigation, and Congressman George Santos is fully cooperating.
