Is Trump replicating himself?

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Fri, 30/12/2022 - 01:00
Updated
Fri, 30/12/2022 - 01:00
George Santos is evidence Congressman-Elect George Santos, scheduled to be sworn into Congress in days, is under investigation by a New York prosecutor (NBC News): “The numerous fabrications and inconsistencies associated with Congressman-Elect Santos are nothing short of stunning. The residents of Nassau County and other parts of the third district must have an honest and accountable representative in Congress,” Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly said in a statement about her fellow Republican on Wednesday. “No one is above the law and if a crime was committed in this county, we will prosecute it.” Santos, who made history last month as the first openly LGBTQ non-incumbent Republican to be elected to Congress, was the subject of a bombshell investigation The New York Times published this month, which found much of Santos’ background appeared to have been manufactured, including claims that he had worked for Goldman Sachs and Citigroup and had graduated from Baruch College. Daily Beast has reporting on the mysterious source of the $700k Santos lent his campaign from his Devolder Organization. Roger Sollenberger and William Bredderman have identified four Santos corporate clients. Remember, candidates may contribute as much as they wish of their own money to their campaigns. But they may not accept corporate donations: Santos confirmed to The Daily Beast on Wednesday that he withdrew money from the firm to underwrite his campaign. He made the same claim in an interview on Monday, telling WABC radio host and Santos donor John Catsimatidis that the combined $700,000 in loans—scattered…