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  I have relatives that I have not spoken to for years. I would be "dumbfounded" to find out I was used in their illegal activities.
context: Sounding like an open and shut case for the DOJ >
  
  They have to establish whether someone made fraudulent donations to Santos using false identities or if Santos fraudulently misreported donations from other sources. Or, most likely, some conspiracy between Santos and the donors.
  FEC requires a paper trail for any donation larger than $100, so it should be pretty easy to figure out what happened. >
  
  
  whether someone made fraudulent donations to Santos using false identities or if Santos fraudulently misreported donations from other sources.
  
  It's very clear someone, likely a state actor, funded his campaign. A complete nobody does not just get $700k from thin air. >
  
  Someone told him he could get away with this, is it because other politicians have and who was advising him. >
  
  He did get away with this. >
  
  He did indeed. At the end of the day, he got elected, he got sworn in, and even if he gave them up, he got committee seats. He is a congressman, even if it may (or hell, may not even be) short lived. >
  
  
  even if he gave them up, he got committee seats.
  
  He didn't give up his committee seats, he temporarily recused himself "until everything gets cleared up".    I'm pretty sure McCarthy will be the one who decides if things were satisfactorily resolved. >
  
  Fair point. He was successful in getting there, and McCarthy helped make it legitimate. >
  
  Ya gotta love how Santos is the poster child for why the republican party is fucking awful.
  They fuck over their constituents.
  They lie.
  They are hypocrites to the platforms they speak against.
  And best of all, they think they are acting slick, but all they are is that child who records themselves committing a crime and posting it on youtube. >
  
  Well he's still in office, and not jail so the moral of the story is always lie. >
  
  He reminds me of Trump: nothing adds up. He fits perfectly in the Republican party. >
  
  This is just the tip of the iceberg. He's the tip. The rest are just as guilty but everyone is pointing at George. Sux to be a GOP scapegoat but somebody has to take the fall. >
  
  Damn this dude is a sloppy brazen criminal. No wonder mccarthy is desperate to keep him around. >
  
  He makes for a useful distraction. On the flip side, it's the same reason why NYS Republicans want him to vacate his seat - because all the media focus on him will likely negatively impact other NYS Republicans in the 2024 elections. >
  
  "How to Launder Dirty Money By Running for Office," by TFG >
  
  How can you be related to him - and thus have known him for a reasonably long time - and somehow be surprised by this?