Investigation of a law enforcement agency currently investigating you sounds like a heavy-handed attempt at intimidation.
Finally, the Republican legislators have just passed rules that will gut the bipartisan Commission on Ethics. The changes to the rules look innocuous but will prevent the replacement of necessary investigative staff, the people who actually look into charges of corruption.
It is significant that George Santos, the newly elected serial liar who manufactured his entire life history to win election, declared that gutting the Commission was “fantastic.”Robert B. Robinson, Newville, Pa. If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation.
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