Former Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/matt-gaetz" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Matt Gaetz</a> (R-FL), who left Congress during a short-lived bid to become President-elect <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Trump</a>&#8216;s attorney general, delivered a fiery response on Wednesday after it was revealed that the House Ethics Committee <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/18/politics/matt-gaetz-ethics-report-committee/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">secretly voted</a> to publicize a report on his alleged sexual misconduct.
The news came as a surprise as the panel was previously said to have <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/house-expected-vote-whether-release-matt-gaetz-ethics-report-rcna182952" target="_blank" rel="noopener">voted against</a> disclosing the report after Gaetz <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-matt-gaetz-withdraws-name-from-ag-consideration" target="_blank" rel="noopener">withdrew from consideration</a> to become attorney general last month, leading to former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi getting the nomination. A release is expected to happen after the final votes of the year, <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/house-ethics-committee-release-report-matt-gaetz-investigation-rcna184675" target="_blank" rel="noopener">possibly later this week</a>.
&#8220;The Biden/Garland DOJ spent years reviewing allegations that I committed various crimes,&#8221; Gaetz said in a <a href="https://x.com/mattgaetz/status/1869406920768917618" target="_blank" rel="noopener">post</a> to X, adding, &#8220;I was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/doj-chooses-not-to-charge-matt-gaetz-in-sex-trafficking-investigation" target="_blank" rel="noopener">charged with nothing</a>: FULLY EXONERATED. Not even a campaign finance violation. And the people investigating me hated me.&#8221;
He continued: &#8220;Then, the very &#8216;witnesses&#8217; DOJ deemed not-credible were assembled by House Ethics to repeat their claims absent any cross-examination or challenge from me or my attorneys. I’ve had no chance to ever confront any accusers. I’ve never been charged. I’ve never been sued.&#8221;
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The House Ethics Committee &#8220;will reportedly post a report online that I have no opportunity to debate or rebut as a former member of the body,&#8221; Gaetz said before discussing the period during which the alleged misconduct took place.
&#8220;In my single days, I often sent funds to women I dated &#8211; even some I never dated but who asked,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I dated several of these women for years. I NEVER had sexual contact with someone under 18. Any claim that I have would be destroyed in court &#8211; which is why no such claim was ever made in court.&#8221;
Gaetz said his 30s &#8220;were an era of working very hard &#8211; and playing hard too.&#8221; He added, &#8220;It’s embarrassing, though not criminal, that I probably partied, womanized, drank and smoked more than I should have earlier in life. I live a different life now.&#8221;
Then, the former congressman ended his post with a swipe at Congress, alluding to the 1,547-page <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/congress-reveals-another-stopgap-bill-to-avert-government-shutdown" target="_blank" rel="noopener">continuing resolution</a> (CR) that seeks to provide funds to various departments through March 14, 2025, allocate more than $100 billion in disaster aid, and more.
&#8220;But at least I didn’t vote for CR’s that f*** over the country!&#8221; Gaetz said.
With a follow-up post to X, Gaetz prompted speculation about whether he might try to make a brief comeback to the House.
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Someone suggested the following plan to me:
1. Show up 1/3/2025 to congress 2. Participate in Speaker election (I was elected to the 119th Congress, after all…) 3. Take the oath 4. File a privileged motion to expose every “me too” settlement paid using public funds (even of…
&mdash; Former Congressman Matt Gaetz (@FmrRepMattGaetz) <a href="https://twitter.com/FmrRepMattGaetz/status/1869443479052362133?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 18, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Matt Gaetz

Gaetz Fires Back After Revelation That House Panel Voted To Release Ethics Report

Congress

Ethics

Politics

U.S. House of Representatives

If you were to guess at the number of people signing up for legal assisted suicide in Canada, you probably guess a few people a year, right? Maybe a few dozen at most?
Try 45,000 people — the population of Palm Springs, California.
That&#8217;s how many people have killed themselves through Canada&#8217;s Medical Assistance In Dying (MAID) program since assisted suicide was legalized in 2016.
The number of deaths is still exploding, with thousands more people taking advantage of the program each year.
A total of 44,958 people have ended their lives through MAID over the seven years from 2016 to 2022, the last year with available data, <a href="https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/hc-sc/documents/services/medical-assistance-dying/annual-report-2022/annual-report-2022.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to Health Canada.
In the first year, 1,018 people died. That number nearly tripled the next year to over 2,800 people. Over the next few years, deaths continued to skyrocket, sometimes thousands each year. By 2020, the number of people killed had topped 10,000, and by 2022 the number had reached a whopping 13,241 people, 4.1% <a href="https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/hc-sc/documents/services/medical-assistance-dying/annual-report-2022/annual-report-2022.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">of all</a> deaths in Canada that year.
Canada&#8217;s program has come under scrutiny for its liberal approach to approving applicants, especially people suffering from mental illness.
At first, only adults whose natural death is “reasonably foreseeable” could get approved. In 2021, Canada expanded it to adults whose natural death is not “reasonably foreseeable,” such as those with non-terminal illnesses and disabilities. In 2027 the program <a href="https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/cj-jp/ad-am/bk-di.html#:~:text=On%20February%201%2C%202024%2C%20the%20Government%20of%20Canada%20introduced%20a,and%20immediately%20came%20into%20force." target="_blank" rel="noopener">will be</a> expanded further to people whose sole reason for wanting to die is a mental health condition.
Already though, Canadians with a history of mental illness have been allowed to end their lives.
Alan Nichols, 61, was hospitalized in 2019 over fears he might be suicidal and asked his brother to “bust him out” as soon as possible. However, within a month he had applied for assisted suicide and was <a href="https://apnews.com/article/covid-science-health-toronto-7c631558a457188d2bd2b5cfd360a867" target="_blank" rel="noopener">killed</a>. He listed &#8220;hearing loss&#8221; as the one reason he wanted to die.
Another man, Amir Farsoud, 54, was living with agonizing chronic back pain and took depression and anxiety medication. He wanted to end his life using MAID in 2022 as he was unable to work and lived on government checks and felt there was no way to avoid homelessness when the shared house he rented was listed for sale.
He changed his mind, however, only after good Samaritans stepped up and raised more than $60,000 for him.
“I’m a different person,” Farsoud <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/canadian-man-changes-mind-about-assisted-suicide-after-good-samaritans-step-in" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. “I had nothing but darkness, misery, stress and hopelessness. Now I have all the opposite of those things.”
Recently, a chilling exchange between Dr. Ellen Wiebe, who runs an assisted suicide clinic in Canada, and Liz Carr, a comedian, actress and disability rights campaigner made the rounds on social media.
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Carr has used a wheelchair ever since an illness when she was just seven years old and is a vocal opponent of assisted suicide. She is concerned about vulnerable people requesting assisted suicide or even feeling compelled to do so.
&#8220;Apart from the fact I don&#8217;t have the desire, I think probably I would be eligible under the Canadian law,&#8221; Carr <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-68951037" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> Wiebe.
Wiebe, who also runs an abortion clinic, said she has been involved in more than 400 deaths and called it &#8220;the very best work&#8221; she has ever done.
The clinician has <a href="https://www.thetimes.com/world/us-world/article/ive-helped-hundreds-to-die-my-patients-are-so-grateful-t5dzd5ssz" target="_blank" rel="noopener">killed</a> a businesswoman diagnosed with dementia in her fifties, a military veteran with PTSD and chronic pain, and even a 56-year-old woman with advanced multiple sclerosis who starved herself to make sure her death was “reasonably foreseeable” back when that was a requirement of MAID.
Wiebe injects her patients with a lethal cocktail of drugs that causes unconsciousness, then cardiac or respiratory arrest.
Canada is not the only country where mentally ill people have been euthanized.
In the Netherlands, <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/stories-45117163" target="_blank" rel="noopener">several</a> different women in their 20s have been <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/netherlands-sex-abuse-victim-euthanasia-incurable-ptsd-assisted-suicide/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">allowed</a> to die by assisted suicide based on mental suffering alone as well as a 28-year-old autistic woman who <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/columnists/2024/02/02/lauren-hoeve-assisted-dying-suicide-postnatal-depression/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">suffered</a> from chronic fatigue.
However, Canada&#8217;s law is one of the most loosely regulated, and the criticism has been fierce, swift, and global.
Earlier this year, The Washington Post <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/01/27/canada-maid-euthanasia-death-assisted-suicide/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">urged</a> Canada to &#8220;rethink&#8221; its &#8220;risky expansion&#8221; of euthanasia, saying the upcoming expansion to mental illness &#8220;goes too far.&#8221;
&#8220;Many in the grips of psychiatric distress view, temporarily, suicide as their only way out, only to later be grateful they did not kill themselves in the depths of their suffering,&#8221; the editorial board wrote.
Canada’s law is “probably the biggest existential threat to disabled people since the Nazis’ program in Germany in the 1930s,” <a href="https://apnews.com/article/covid-science-health-toronto-7c631558a457188d2bd2b5cfd360a867" target="_blank" rel="noopener">declared</a> Tim Stainton, director of the Canadian Institute for Inclusion and Citizenship at the University of British Columbia.
Even Pope Francis spoke out against the law during his trip to Canada, lamenting the “patients who, in place of affection, are administered death.”
Meanwhile, the bodies are piling up.

Side view of a man sitting in bedroom – negative emotion

Canada Will Soon Allow Assisted Suicide For Mental Illness. Deaths Are Already Exploding.

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Canada

Death

Euthanasia

Health Care

A former county clerk in South Carolina who worked on the Alex Murdaugh murder trial is facing 76 counts of ethics violations, many pertaining to that trial.
Rebecca “Becky” Hill, who resigned in March, faces the ethics charges in part for spending thousands of county dollars on bonuses, meals, and gifts, the Associated Press <a href="https://apnews.com/article/alex-murdaugh-becky-hill-ethics-complaint-1d9acf592ae759f851059fbd11e28deb" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. Hill was the Colleton County Clerk of Court when Murdaugh was convicted of killing his wife, Maggie, and youngest son, Paul.
In a 25-page complaint obtained by the AP, Hill is accused of letting a photo of Murdaugh sitting in a holding cell be taken so that she could use it to promote her book on the trial. She’s also accused of using county money to give herself bonuses, and buy dozens of lunches for her staff, prosecutors, and even a vendor.
She also made an arrangement with a documentary maker to use the county courtroom in exchange for promoting her book, the AP reported. She later admitted that passages of the book were plagiarized.
A hearing will be held on the ethics violations in December, the AP reported, unless Hill and her attorneys settle the case earlier. Hill may have to reimburse the county for unethical transactions and may have to pay additional fines as well. If the commission believes she broke any laws through her actions, she may be referred to prosecutors.
The State Law Enforcement Division told the outlet that an investigation into whether Hill tampered with the Murdaugh jury is still underway. Murdaugh’s attorneys attempted to use claims of tampering to get him a new trial, but the request <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/alex-murdaugh-loses-bid-for-new-trial-despite-juror-saying-county-clerk-influenced-verdict" target="_blank" rel="noopener">was denied</a> in January.
South Carolina Judge Jean Toal denied Murdaugh’s bid for a new trial while condemning Hill in her remarks about her ruling, CNN <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/29/us/judge-jean-toal-murdaugh-jury-tampering-clerk-rebecca-hill/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. Toal said Hill was “attracted by the siren call of celebrity,” and that she “wanted to write a book about the trial and expressed that as early as November 2022, long before the trial began.”
Hill has denied the allegations against her, but Toal determined that Hill had told another clerk and others of “her desire for a guilty verdict because it would sell books.”
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“She made comments about Murdaugh’s demeanor as he testified and she made some of those comments before he testified to at least one and maybe more jurors,” Toal said, according to CNN. “Did clerk of court Hill’s comments have any impact on the verdict of the jury? I find that the answer to this question is no.”
Toal added that the jurors determined Murdaugh to be guilty “without fear or favor,” but that Hill “allowed public attention of the moment to overcome her duty.”
“I simply do not believe that the authority of our South Carolina Supreme Court requires a new trial in a very lengthy trial such as this on the strength of some fleeting and foolish comments by a publicity-influenced clerk of courts,” Toal said, according to CNN.
Toal further explained that she had personally interviewed each juror and that 11 of them said that they either hadn’t heard any comments from Hill or, of those who had, that those comments did not affect their judgment. The 12th juror, according to Toal, was “ambivalent” during testimony and only said she felt pressure from other jurors.
That juror, <a href="https://www.npr.org/2024/01/29/1227691743/alex-murdaugh-juror-says-clerk-made-him-seem-guilty-murder-appeal" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to NPR</a>, testified that Hill made comments that indicated that Hill thought Murdaugh was guilty. Brian Entin, senior national correspondent for NewsNation, <a href="https://twitter.com/brianentin/status/1751992831109947720?s=12&amp;t=zEuer7j4Ff8TVIcpiUO1KA" target="_blank" rel="noopener">posted on X</a> during the hearing that the juror “said her verdict WAS influenced by the clerk of court.”
CBS <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/alex-murdaugh-bid-to-prove-jury-tampering-murder-conviction/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that the juror, identified only as Juror Z, answered “Yes ma’am,” when the judge asked if Hill’s comments affected her vote. The juror later told the judge that she stood by an earlier sworn affidavit that said the other jurors influenced her to vote guilty more than Hill’s comments.
In his closing arguments, Murdaugh attorney Jim Griffin cited case law while arguing that any communication from court staff to jurors is considered prejudicial, and that the defense proved Hill had prejudicial communications with jurors. He argued that “one of those jurors says it influenced my verdict. How is that not prejudice?”
Murdaugh, 55, was sentenced to two consecutive life sentences without parole for the 2021 murders of his wife and son. He has denied killing his wife and son, but pleaded guilty to various financial crimes and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/alex-murdaugh-sentenced-to-27-years-for-financial-crimes" target="_blank" rel="noopener">was sentenced</a> to 27 years in prison. In addition, he <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/alex-murdaugh-sentenced-to-40-more-years-in-prison-for-federal-financial-crimes" target="_blank" rel="noopener">was sentenced</a> to 40 years in federal prison for various financial crimes. He is appealing that sentence along with the murder conviction.

Colleton County Clerk of Court Rebecca Hill

County Clerk Who Worked Alex Murdaugh Case Facing 76 Ethics Violations

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Murder

South Carolina

U.S.

The House Ethics Committee opened an inquiry into Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/henry-cuellar" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Henry Cuellar</a> (D-TX), who has been indicted on federal bribery charges, the panel announced on Wednesday.
An investigative subcommittee will look into whether Cuellar &#8220;solicited or accepted bribes, gratuities, or improper gifts; acted as a foreign agent; violated federal money laundering laws; misused his official position for private gain; and/or made false statements or omissions on public disclosure statements filed with the House,&#8221; a press release <a href="https://ethics.house.gov/press-releases/statement-chairman-and-ranking-member-committee-ethics-regarding-representative-henry" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>.
Rep. Michael Guest (R-MS) will serve as chair of the investigative subcommittee while Rep. Glenn Ivey (D-MD) will serve as ranking member. Reps. Ben Cline (R-VA) and Madeleine Dean (D-PA) were picked to round out the team.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) <a href="https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/us-congressman-henry-cuellar-and-his-wife-charged-bribery-unlawful-foreign-influence-and" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> in early May the unsealing of an indictment against Cuellar and his wife Imelda in the Southern District of Texas, accusing them of participating in schemes involving bribery, unlawful foreign influence, and money laundering.
Cuellar, a 68-year-old who this year is running for an <a href="https://apnews.com/article/henry-cuellar-bribery-indictment-investigation-texas-ec9904da5c51d11600718a3261f73d0c" target="_blank" rel="noopener">11th term in the House</a>, accepted $600,000 in bribes from two foreign entities — an energy company controlled by Azerbaijan and a bank headquartered in Mexico City — in exchange for official acts as a member of Congress, the DOJ said.
In response to the indictment, Cuellar said he and his wife were &#8220;innocent of these allegations.&#8221; Cuellar also said he &#8220;proactively sought legal advice from the House Ethics Committee, who gave me more than one written opinion, along with an additional opinion from a national law firm.&#8221;
The congressman added, &#8220;Furthermore, we requested a meeting with the Washington D.C. prosecutors to explain the facts and they refused to discuss the case with us or hear our side.&#8221;
Rules for the House Ethics Committee dictate that the panel shall either establish an investigative subcommittee or report to the House describing its reasons for not establishing an investigative subcommittee within 30 days of a member being &#8220;indicted or otherwise formally charged with criminal conduct.&#8221;
Members of the House Ethics Committee voted unanimously to establish an investigative subcommittee, the panel said.
The committee also noted that it is &#8220;aware of the risks associated with dual investigations and is in communication with the Department of Justice to mitigate the potential risks while still meeting the Committee’s obligations to safeguard the integrity of the House.&#8221;
In concluding its statement, the House Ethics Committee said, &#8220;No other public comment will be made on this matter except in accordance with Committee rules.&#8221;

Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas

House Ethics Opens Probe Into Indicted Dem Henry Cuellar

Henry Cuellar

Rep. Troy Nehls (R-TX) is the target of a newly revealed investigation run by the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/u-s-house-of-representatives" target="_blank" rel="noopener">House Ethics Committee</a>.
The panel <a href="https://ethics.house.gov/sites/ethics.house.gov/files/documents/Press%20Release_311.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> on Tuesday that Chairman Michael Guest (R-MS) and ranking member Susan Wild (D-PA) &#8220;jointly decided to extend the matter&#8221; regarding Nehls after it was transmitted to the committee by the Office of Congressional Ethics on December 11.
A reason for the inquiry was not given, but Nehls released a <a href="https://twitter.com/matthewichoi/status/1772709693028286671" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> that said the investigation was focused on campaign finance.
“I look forward to assisting the House Committee on Ethics inquiry into my campaign’s finances,&#8221; he said. &#8220;My campaign has complied with every Federal Election Commission (FEC) law, and my books are open.&#8221;
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Nehls confirms it&#39;s about his campaign finances <a href="https://t.co/vNz2XKZzd9">pic.twitter.com/vNz2XKZzd9</a>
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The House Ethics Committee said &#8220;that the mere fact of a referral or an extension, and the mandatory disclosure of such an extension and the name of the subject of the matter, does not itself indicate that any violation has occurred, or reflect any judgment on behalf of the Committee.&#8221;
It added that the panel will announce &#8220;its course of action in this matter&#8221; on or before Friday, May 10, 2024.
Nehls is a former sheriff who <a href="https://nehls.house.gov/about/about" target="_blank" rel="noopener">represents</a> the 22nd Congressional District of Texas, which includes parts of Fort Bend, Brazoria, Harris, Wharton, and Matagorda counties.
Voters first elected Nehls to office in the 2020 election. In 2022, he accused the Capitol Police of <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/138199/gop-rep-nehls-claims-capitol-police-illegally-snooped-in-office/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;illegally&#8221; snooping</a> through his office, a claim that was <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/02/08/capitol-police-nehl-investigation/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">rejected</a> by the force&#8217;s chief Thomas Manger.
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Nehls made waves last year when he announced that he would be <a href="https://www.texastribune.org/2023/10/05/troy-nehls-donald-trump-house-speaker/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">nominating</a> former President Donald Trump for Speaker of the House after Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) was booted from the role.
“President Trump, the greatest president of my lifetime, has a proven record of putting America first and will make the House great again,” Nehls <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-suggests-hes-open-to-filling-vacant-house-speaker-position" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>.
Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) has since become speaker and Trump is in the middle of running another campaign for the presidency.
Nehls wore one of Trump&#8217;s &#8220;never surrender&#8221; shirts during President Joe Biden&#8217;s State of the Union address this month.
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Nehls ran uncontested and won the GOP primary this month to represent his Texas district for another two years. Marquette Greene-Scott <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/03/05/us/elections/results-texas-us-house-22-primary.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">won</a> the Democratic Party&#8217;s nomination.
Other activity by the House Ethics Committee in recent months includes an investigation into Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), leading the congressman to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-ethics-committee-expands-investigation-into-matt-gaetz-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">accuse</a> the panel of &#8220;trying to weaponize their process against me.&#8221;
Lawmakers voted to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-votes-to-expel-george-santos" target="_blank" rel="noopener">expel</a> Rep. George Santos (R-NY) in early December following a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/george-santos-says-he-wont-seek-re-election-after-release-of-ethics-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">scathing</a> ethics report.

Representative Troy Nehls

Texas Republican Under House Ethics Investigation; Congressman Responds

House Republicans

An explanation given by Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/jamaal-bowman" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jamaal Bowman</a> (D-NY) for activating a fire alarm in a congressional office building in September when there was not an emergency did not add up, investigators said in a newly released report.
The House &#8220;stood adjourned&#8221; when Bowman triggered the alarm despite a statement from the congressman that claimed he did so while <a href="https://bowman.house.gov/2023/9/statement-from-congressman-jamaal-bowman" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;rushing to make a vote&#8221;</a> on a stopgap measure to avert a government shutdown, the independent Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) found in an investigation into the matter.
Bowman, a former middle school principal and member of the leftist &#8220;Squad,&#8221; was actually &#8220;enroute to an emergency Caucus (Democrat) meeting — not to cast an imminent vote,&#8221; <a href="https://ethics.house.gov/sites/ethics.house.gov/files/documents/OCE%20Report%20and%20Findings_17.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to the report</a>, which cited obtained messages on Signal that showed the congressman&#8217;s chief of staff having an exchange with him about how there would be a meeting in the U.S. Capitol Building while a vote was being put off.
The &#8220;exchange demonstrates that although Rep. Bowman may have initially believed a vote on the continuing resolution was imminent, Rep. Bowman had already been made aware of the emergency meeting and that it was necessary for him to attend — prior to activating the fire alarm,&#8221; the report said.
&#8220;In light of this evidence, the OCE finds the explanation provided by Rep. Bowman’s official statement and those published by his staff to be less than credible or otherwise misleading,&#8221; the report added.
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🚨 NEW FOOTAGE: Democrat Rep. Jamaal Bowman removes warning signs before pulling the fire alarm in a House office building last month <a href="https://t.co/dhwOQN2G6y">pic.twitter.com/dhwOQN2G6y</a>
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Because the OCE&#8217;s board found there was not &#8220;substantial reason to believe that Rep. Bowman may have obstructed or attempted to impede an official House proceeding,&#8221; it recommended the committee dismiss the allegation. But the board did vouch for further review of the allegation that Bowman &#8220;willfully and knowingly gave a false alarm of fire in the District of Columbia.&#8221;
Bowman also said in his <a href="https://bowman.house.gov/2023/9/statement-from-congressman-jamaal-bowman" target="_blank" rel="noopener">official statement</a> that he &#8220;mistakenly&#8221; activated the fire alarm &#8220;thinking it would open the door,&#8221; another claim disputed by the OCE report.
&#8220;OCE staff obtained evidence appearing to contradict Rep. Bowman’s claim that he mistakenly activated the fire alarm. Surveillance video obtained by the OCE shows Rep. Bowman deliberately pulling the fire alarm lever without ever looking back to determine whether the alarm facilitated the opening of the emergency doors,&#8221; it said, adding, &#8220;Indeed &#8230; Rep. Bowman casually walked away from the secured area upon triggering the fire alarm, appearing seemingly disinterested in actually departing through the exit.&#8221;
The OCE report was published on Thursday by <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/u-s-house-of-representatives" target="_blank" rel="noopener">House</a> Ethics Committee. Although the panel <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-ethics-declines-probe-into-bowman-over-false-fire-alarm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">declined to open a probe</a> in November, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ethics" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ethics</a> Chairman Michael Guest (R-MS) and ranking member Susan Wild (D-PA) <a href="https://ethics.house.gov/press-releases/statement-chairman-and-ranking-member-committee-ethics-regarding-representative-78" target="_blank" rel="noopener">explained</a> on Thursday that some members wanted to wait on taking action until OCE made its referral. They said OCE submitted the referral in December, shortly after the GOP-led House <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-votes-to-censure-bowman-over-fire-alarm-incident" target="_blank" rel="noopener">voting in December to formally rebuke</a> Bowman over the fire alarm incident. And that ended up being the deciding factor for the panel not to move forward.
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&#8220;In light of the House’s intervening censure of Representative Bowman, the Committee determined that further review of Representative Bowman’s conduct would be moot,&#8221; the leaders said, adding that their panel &#8220;separately confirmed that Representative Bowman has complied with the relevant terms of his deferred sentencing agreement&#8221; from a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/democratic-congressman-pleads-guilty-to-pulling-capitol-fire-alarm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">plea deal</a> on a misdemeanor count of falsely pulling a fire alarm. Citing house rules, the leaders said their panel would not review the matter further.
Another document published on Thursday was <a href="https://ethics.house.gov/sites/ethics.house.gov/files/documents/OCE%20Report%20and%20Findings%20Exhibits_11.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a transcript of an interview</a> OCE&#8217;s counsel conducted with Bowman. Pressed on the Signal messages and why he did not reach out to Capitol Police to explain the circumstances for why he triggered the fire alarm, Bowman claimed his &#8220;whole mind&#8221; was focused on spending talks and the possible impacts of a government shutdown. Bowman also denied that he intended to obstruct an official proceeding.

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The House Ethics Committee is reportedly expanding its investigation into Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/matt-gaetz" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Matt Gaetz</a> (R-FL) as it has reached out to multiple new witnesses.
ABC News reported that the Republican-led Committee has reached out to &#8220;individuals who have ties to the initial Justice Department investigation into Gaetz.&#8221;
The Committee was focusing on possible lobbying violations by Gaetz, the report said, but after its contact with individuals tied to the DOJ&#8217;s criminal investigation, the Committee appears to be looking into the &#8220;sex trafficking investigation into the Florida congressman,&#8221; the report said.
Gaetz responded to ABC News&#8217; report in a statement: &#8220;It&#8217;s great to see the Ethics Committee has interests beyond trading stocks. They seem to be quite the unusual whales.&#8221;
The Committee reopened its probe into Gaetz in July 2023 after the DOJ asked it to delay its initial probe into the congressman. The DOJ&#8217;s probe ended without no charges against Gaetz.
&#8220;I was cleared by the Department of Justice and the FBI, who looked into my life for years,&#8221; Gaetz said over the summer. &#8220;Now, I believe that the House Ethics Committee is trying to weaponize their process against me because every once in a while up here I&#8217;m a rabble-rouser and I don&#8217;t go along to get along. And right now, I&#8217;m forcing this body to have deal with our debt and our spending.&#8221;
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&#8220;I think all the days in Congress, there are probably in the seven years I&#8217;ve been in Congress there have only been tens of days when I haven&#8217;t been under one form of ethics investigation or another,&#8221; he added. &#8220;I&#8217;ve never been found to have violated any ethical laws. I won&#8217;t be found to have violated them in this matter either.&#8221;

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A watchdog group filed an ethics complaint on Monday against several members of Congress including Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/nancy-pelosi" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nancy Pelosi</a> (D-CA) and Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/alexandria-ocasio-cortez" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez</a> (D-NY), accusing the Democratic lawmakers of abusing official resources for political benefit. 
The Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust (FACT) filed the complaint to the Office of Congressional Ethics against Reps. Cori Bush (D-MO), Jamaal Bowman (D-NY), Sean Casten (D-IL), Greg Casar (D-TX), Maxwell Frost (D-FL), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), and Ritchie Torres (D-NY). They are all accused of linking official government resources to their campaign accounts, a violation of federal law and House ethics rules regulating the social media activity of Congress.
The lawmakers “have all published numerous social media posts on their campaign accounts either using official government resources or re-posting official government content, including official photographs and video, work product, and official social media posts,” according to a copy of the <a href="https://65db7681-e755-4cff-abe7-1d9e373df4db.usrfiles.com/ugd/65db76_a61e7c9a334a4837835b7e47e084a9c3.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">complaint</a> first shared with The Daily Wire. 
FACT said that the violations are serious because they allow politicians to give a sense of official legitimacy to campaign accounts. 
“Though to some it may seem like a simple thing on the surface, the Members choosing to break this law do it for a reason — it advantages them politically. The various codes governing elected officials’ behavior all purposefully — and wisely — prevent Members from blatantly leveraging their currently held office to either get reelected or to use their position to gain a future position,” the letter said. 
The complaint included about 91 pages of evidence documenting the violations of official House rules. One example included Pelosi posting House January 6 footage from her official campaign account. 
“This is not an isolated incident. These violations are rampant and obvious, and clearly the OCE’s failure to act has encouraged continued violations. This failure has also incentivized these Members to use House proceedings for political campaigning rather than doing what is in the best interest of the country,” FACT Executive Director Kendra Arnold told The Daily Wire.
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 “Likewise, it is also clear why these Members are doing this, it&#8217;s for a political advantage and one that is paid for by the taxpayers. The OCE has both the authority and a clear responsibility to ensure each ethics violation is dealt with swiftly. Not doing so both permits clear violations to continue and erodes the public’s trust in the OCE itself,” she added. 
FACT has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/government-watchdog-files-ethics-complaint-against-florida-democrat-congressman-over-alleged-abuse-of-official-resources" target="_blank" rel="noopener">filed similar individual complaints</a> against other members of Congress this year, including Frost, Casten, and Rep. Reuben Gallego (R-AZ).

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The House Committee on Ethics opened up an investigation into whether Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) violated the law during her campaigns in 2022.
Cherfilus-McCormick is under investigation for alleged violations of campaign finance laws, failure to disclose information, and a work violation during her 2022 special and general election campaigns. 
A statement from the Ethics committee <a href="https://ethics.house.gov/press-releases/statement-chairman-and-ranking-member-committee-ethics-regarding-representative-77" target="_blank" rel="noopener">says</a> that the congresswoman “may have violated campaign finance laws and regulations in connection with her 2022 special election and/or 2022 re-election campaigns; failed to properly disclose required information on statements required to be filed with the House; and/or accepted voluntary services for official work from an individual not employed in her congressional office.”
The committee voted unanimously to create a panel to investigate the Florida Democrat, which will be headed up by Rep. Andrew Garbarino (R-NY) with Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) as the ranking member. Rep. Cliff Bentz (R-OR) and Rep. Troy Carter (D-LA) will also be on the investigative panel. 
“The Committee notes that the mere fact of establishing an Investigative Subcommittee does not itself indicate that any violation has occurred,” the Ethics committee said.
 Jonathan Levin, a spokesperson for Cherfilus-McCormick, said that the congresswoman was working to “resolve” the inquiry. 
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“As the Ethics Committee said in its statement, the mere fact of establishing an investigative subcommittee does not itself indicate that any violation occurred,” Levin <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2023/12/27/sheila-cherfilus-mccormick-ethics-investigation-00133246" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. “Regardless, the Congresswoman takes these matters seriously and is working to resolve them.”
Cherfilus-McCormick <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Sheila_Cherfilus-McCormick" target="_blank" rel="noopener">first won</a> election to the House in a January 2022 special election where she won 79% of the vote before winning re-election in November 2022 with 72% of the vote. She is a <a href="https://cherfilus-mccormick.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-jayapal-announces-congressional-progressive-caucus-executive-board" target="_blank" rel="noopener">member</a> of the Left-wing Congressional Progressive Caucus, where she serves as deputy whip. 
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She has been a critic of Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis and former President Donald Trump. Earlier this month, Cherfilus-McCormick, along with other Florida Democrats, <a href="https://cherfilus-mccormick.house.gov/media/press-releases/reps-cherfilus-mccormick-wasserman-schultz-lead-call-desantis-end-florida-book" target="_blank" rel="noopener">took aim</a> at DeSantis over his push to remove sexually explicit books from Florida schools. 
In August, she said that the indictment of Trump in Georgia, which many Republicans say is politically motivated, shows that “no American is above the law.” 
&#8220;Over the course of 2023, the former president has now been indicted four times. Donald Trump is entitled to his day in court, but these latest charges are alarming and should by no means be considered part of a larger ‘witch hunt.’ Deeming them as such is not only inaccurate, but it threatens the very rule of law upon which our nation was founded. No different than the previous indictments, this one must also proceed without outside interference,” she said.

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Former White House Chief COVID Adviser <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/anthony-fauci" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dr. Anthony Fauci</a> claimed during a recent interview that he no longer felt the need to attend church because his &#8220;personal ethics on life&#8221; were enough.
Fauci made the comments during a conversation with BBC special correspondent — and frequent MSNBC contributor — Kathy Kay, also citing &#8220;problems&#8221; with the organized church as a whole.
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Anthony Fauci explains that although he identifies as Catholic, his “personal ethics on life” are so strong that he has no need to practice the religion. “It seems like a pro forma thing that I don’t really need to do.” <a href="https://t.co/r5YbCs2gbM">pic.twitter.com/r5YbCs2gbM</a>
&mdash; Laura Powell (@LauraPowellEsq) <a href="https://twitter.com/LauraPowellEsq/status/1733594715847864818?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 9, 2023</a></blockquote>
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During the interview, Fauci pointed out the chapel where he and his wife were married — and Kay, noting the beauty of the chapel, asked whether he still went there for church services.
&#8220;You don&#8217;t practice anymore, do you?&#8221; she pressed. &#8220;Why?&#8221;
&#8220;A number of complicated reasons,&#8221; Fauci began, but Kay was not ready to let the topic drop.
&#8220;Go on, you have a whole corridor,&#8221; she laughed, as the camera showed them walking down a long hall.
&#8220;First of all, I think my own personal ethics on life are, I think, enough to keep me going on the right path,&#8221; he claimed. &#8220;And I think that there are enough negative aspects about the organizational church — that you&#8217;re very well aware of.&#8221;
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&#8220;I&#8217;m not against it,&#8221; Fauci continued. &#8220;I identify myself as a Catholic — I was raised, I was baptized, I was confirmed, I was married in the church, my children were baptized in the church — but as far as practicing it, it seems almost like a pro forma thing that I don&#8217;t really need to do.&#8221;
Critics were not impressed with Fauci&#8217;s take on religion, with many suggesting that his own high opinion of himself left little room for any deity.
&#8220;Wow. Even Narcissus didn’t love himself this much,&#8221; Adele Scalia posted.
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Wow. Even Narcissus didn’t love himself this much. <a href="https://t.co/z9dLl01PgK">https://t.co/z9dLl01PgK</a>
&mdash; Adele Scalia (@AdeleScalia) <a href="https://twitter.com/AdeleScalia/status/1733677950304768249?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 10, 2023</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;He played God once. Why should he have to take a demotion?&#8221; Stephen L. Miller added.
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He played God once. Why should he have to take a demotion? <a href="https://t.co/BRVp2O0lQ1">https://t.co/BRVp2O0lQ1</a>
&mdash; Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) <a href="https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/1733689528978702582?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 10, 2023</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;So &#8230; He&#8217;s very NOT Catholic, then. Religious illiteracy is a major problem in our news media. Also &#8230; &#8216;Identifies as Catholic&#8217;?????&#8221; Larry O&#8217;Connor observed.
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So&#8230; He&#39;s very NOT Catholic, then. 🤷‍♂️
Religious illiteracy is a major problem in our news media. 
Also&#8230; &quot;Identifies as Catholic&quot;????? <a href="https://t.co/kkomgK52GA">https://t.co/kkomgK52GA</a>
&mdash; L A R R Y (@LarryOConnor) <a href="https://twitter.com/LarryOConnor/status/1733883297841676424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 10, 2023</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Fauci definitely falls asleep at night on a Fauci pillow under a huge wall painting of himself as a centaur,&#8221; Doug Powers said.
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Fauci definitely falls asleep at night on a Fauci pillow under a huge wall painting of himself as a centaur. <a href="https://t.co/4rMphVDlwt">https://t.co/4rMphVDlwt</a>
&mdash; Doug Powers (@ThePowersThatBe) <a href="https://twitter.com/ThePowersThatBe/status/1733830134845587892?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 10, 2023</a></blockquote>
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‘Even Narcissus Didn’t Love Himself This Much’: Fauci Doesn’t Need Church, His ‘Personal Ethics’ Are Enough

'Even Narcissus Didn't Love Himself This Much': Fauci Doesn't Need Church, His 'Personal Ethics' Are Enough

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/jamaal-bowman" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY)</a> will not be investigated by the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/u-s-house-of-representatives" target="_blank" rel="noopener">House</a> Ethics Committee for pulling a fire alarm in a House office building ahead of a government spending vote at the end of September when there was not an emergency.
In a <a href="https://ethics.house.gov/sites/ethics.house.gov/files/documents/Press%20Release_305.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">brief statement</a> on Wednesday, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ethics" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ethics</a> Chairman Michael Guest (R-MS) and ranking member Susan Wild (D-PA) announced that a majority of the panel&#8217;s members &#8220;did not agree&#8221; to establish an Investigative Subcommittee (ISC) or report to the House regarding Bowman&#8217;s conduct.
The firm alarm triggered by Bowman, a former <a href="https://bowman.house.gov/biography" target="_blank" rel="noopener">middle school principal</a> and member of the leftist &#8220;Squad,&#8221; led to an evacuation of Cannon House Office Building and a Capitol Police investigation that resulted in a criminal referral to prosecutors in Washington, D.C.
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&mdash; RNC Research (@RNCResearch) <a href="https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/1717626120428802280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 26, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Bowman pleaded guilty last month to a misdemeanor count of falsely pulling a fire alarm, agreeing to pay a $1,000 fine, serve three months probation, and issue a formal apology to the U.S. Capitol Police (USCP).
“I really regret that this caused so much confusion and that people had to evacuate, and I just caused a disturbance. I hate that. It’s pretty embarrassing,” Bowman said after his plea hearing, <a href="https://apnews.com/article/bowman-fire-alarm-house-shutdown-vote-misdemeanor-c32d97c1d86f2f1769596613d29678f3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to the Associated Press</a>.
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Though the incident took place during a showdown over spending that ultimately resulted in Washington averting a government shutdown with a 45-day continuing resolution, Bowman denied that pulling the alarm was a delay tactic.
“It was the exact opposite – I was trying urgently to get to a vote, which I ultimately did and joined my colleagues in a bipartisan effort to keep our government open,&#8221; Bowman said in a statement, insisting that he &#8220;mistakenly&#8221; thought activating the fire alarm would open a door that was &#8220;usually open for votes&#8221; but on that weekend day &#8220;would not open.&#8221;
House Administration Chairman Bryan Steil (R-WI) released a <a href="https://twitter.com/HouseAdmin/status/1717281077893464560" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> last month dismissing Bowman&#8217;s explanation of what transpired on September 30, citing <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/bowman-charged-over-fire-alarm-incident" target="_blank" rel="noopener">findings by law enforcement</a>.
&#8220;Rep. Bowman&#8217;s excuse does not pass the sniff test. After pulling the fire alarm, Rep. Bowman fled the scene, passed by multiple Capitol Police officers and had every opportunity to alert USCP of his mistake,&#8221; Steil said. &#8220;I want to thank U.S. Capitol Police for their swift attention to this incident, and encourage the Ethics Committee to further pursue this matter.&#8221;

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House Ethics Declines Probe Into Bowman Over False Fire Alarm

Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/george-santos" target="_blank" rel="noopener">George Santos</a> (R-NY) said on Thursday he will not seek re-election in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/2024-election" target="_blank" rel="noopener">2024</a> after the release of a scathing <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/u-s-house-of-representatives" target="_blank" rel="noopener">House</a> Ethics Committee report on his conduct.
The Long Island Republican released a statement on X that criticized the ethics inquiry as a political &#8220;smear,&#8221; but he ended it by announcing that he will not run for a second term.
&#8220;I will remain steadfast in fighting for my rights and for defending my name in the face of adversity. I am humbled yet again and reminded that I am human and I have flaws, but I will not stand by as I am stoned by those who have flaws themselves,&#8221; Santos said.
&#8220;I will continue on my mission to serve my constituents up until I am allowed,&#8221; Santos added. &#8220;I will however NOT be seeking re-election for a second term in 2024 as my family deserves better than to be under the gun from the press all the time.&#8221;
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If there was a single ounce of ETHICS in the “Ethics committee”, they would have not released this biased report. The Committee went to extraordinary lengths to smear myself and my legal team about me not being forthcoming (My legal bills suggest otherwise).
It is a disgusting…
&mdash; George Santos (@MrSantosNY) <a href="https://twitter.com/MrSantosNY/status/1725182414769512783?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 16, 2023</a></blockquote>
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The House Ethics Committee unveiled a <a href="https://punchbowl.news/isc-santos-report/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">56-page report</a> on Thursday that said investigators uncovered a &#8220;complex web of unlawful activity&#8221; involving Santos&#8217; campaign, personal, and business finances since they began their review earlier this year. The panel determined the congressman&#8217;s &#8220;conduct warrants public condemnation, is beneath the dignity of the office, and has brought severe discredit upon the House.&#8221;
In addition, congressional investigators gathered &#8220;substantial evidence&#8221; of Santos violating federal criminal laws and the panel&#8217;s members voted unanimously to refer their findings to the Department of Justice, the committee <a href="https://ethics.house.gov/press-releases/statement-chairman-and-ranking-member-committee-ethics-regarding-representative-76" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a release.
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Santos has already <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/27/politics/george-santos-plea/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pleaded not guilty</a> to 23 federal charges, which include aggravated identity theft, wire fraud, and conspiracy. A judge set a <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/27/politics/george-santos-plea/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">trial date</a> for Santos in early September of next year, roughly two months before the 2024 election.
Two of Santos&#8217; former aides have <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/sam-miele-fundraiser-rep-george-santos-pleads-guilty/story?id=104875146" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pleaded</a> <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/sam-miele-fundraiser-rep-george-santos-pleads-guilty/story?id=104875146" target="_blank" rel="noopener">guilty</a> in recent weeks.
Santos previously <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/house/3900043-george-santos-files-paperwork-for-2024-reelection/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">filed</a> paperwork for a re-election campaign and challengers have been <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2023/10/24/george-santos-challengers-2024-00122837" target="_blank" rel="noopener">lining up</a> to compete for his seat in 2024.
Throughout this year, Santos faced calls to resign and so far had survived <a href="https://rollcall.com/2023/11/01/rep-george-santos-easily-survives-second-attempt-to-expel-him-from-congress/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">multiple attempts</a> by colleagues to expel him from the House. Republicans in New York have been among Santos&#8217; loudest critics and <a href="https://apnews.com/article/george-santos-expel-house-republicans-new-york-249bd2341d157bc6727b77607d8d45ae" target="_blank" rel="noopener">led</a> the latest unsuccessful effort to expel him.
Upon the release of the ethics report, House members quickly started <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/house-ethics-committee-head-moves-to-expel-george-santos-after-release-of-damning-report?intcmp=tw_fnc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">declaring their intent</a> to try again and secure Santos&#8217; ouster before his term ends.
Santos called the ethics investigation a &#8220;disgusting politicized smear&#8221; and particularly took issue with the report&#8217;s assertion that he was not fully cooperative with the inquiry.
He said anyone who was involved in the probe should be &#8220;ashamed&#8221; of themselves. He also called for an Article V constitutional convention to address issues facing the United States, including border security and national debt that&#8217;s <a href="https://www.usdebtclock.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">approaching $34 trillion</a>.
&#8220;Public service life was never a goal or a dream, but I stepped up to the occasion when I felt my country needed it most,&#8221; Santos said. &#8220;I will 100% continue to maintain my commitment to my conservative values in my remaining time in Congress.&#8221;

U.S. Congressman-elect George Santos

George Santos Says He Won’t Seek Re-Election After Release Of Ethics Report

George Santos Says He Won't Seek Re-Election After Release Of Ethics Report

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