Long Island Rep. George Santos is the subject of an ethics investigation, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy confirmed Tuesday. If the ethics investigation finds evidence of wrongdoing, Santos could face expulsion from Congress.
“Ethics is moving through, and if ethics finds something, we’ll take action," McCarthy said. "Right now we’re not allowing him to be on committees from the standpoint of the questions that have arisen.”
Santos's spokesperson, Naysa Woomer, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Santos told CNN that he is "not concerned" about an ethics probe. An ethics complaint had been filed against Santos last month by Reps. Ritchie Torres of the Bronx and Dan Goldman of Manhattan/Brooklyn. In their complaint, they allege Santos handed in unverified financial disclosure forms tied to income from the Devolder Organization.
“He earned millions of dollars from clients but he never disclosed the names of those clients on his congressional financial disclosure, as required by federal law,” Torres in an interview on “The Brian Lehrer Show" on Jan. 10. “So we're calling on the ethics committee to investigate him for likely falsifying his congressional disclosure.”
The filing of the ethics complaint came on the heels of another complaint filed by the Campaign Legal Center to the Federal Election Commission accusing Santos of violating campaign finance laws, including disclosure rules.
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