2022 Midterm Election MEGATHREAD

[Valmy]

Trump is reposting stuff on his Truth Social site implying DeSantis is a pedophile.

Did he also want to have sex with Trump's daughter?

[Tonitrus]

Well, he and Matt Gaetz are both in Florida politics...

[Sheilbh]

George Santos continuing to reach hitherto unimagined levels of scandal - the latest that he was done for stealing puppies from the Amish and selling them cutprice in New York:
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/02/09/santos-charged-theft-2017-dog-breeders-00082091

[Josquius]

George Santos continuing to reach hitherto unimagined levels of scandal - the latest that he was done for stealing puppies from the Amish and selling them cutprice in New York:
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/02/09/santos-charged-theft-2017-dog-breeders-00082091

 When you get involved in illegal puppy trading then you're getting into cartoon villain levels of evil.

[Admiral Yi]

It's noteworthy to me that his homosexuality is not even an issue.

[The Larch]

George Santos continuing to reach hitherto unimagined levels of scandal - the latest that he was done for stealing puppies from the Amish and selling them cutprice in New York:
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/02/09/santos-charged-theft-2017-dog-breeders-00082091

 When you get involved in illegal puppy trading then you're getting into cartoon villain levels of evil.

Well, he was already involved in stealing money from a homeless veteran's dog cancer treatment. This is just more dog-related crime shenanigans.

Btw, I checked Santos' wiki and the "Legal Issues" section is HUMONGOUS. And the false biographical statements are in a separate category from that one.

[HisMajestyBOB]

At this point I'm just impressed that he had time to be able to do so much. Meanwhile I've put off doing various household chores for months.

[Valmy]

He is just a con man who took it too far. Seems like Eddie Murphy made a movie about that back in the day.

[Valmy]

I find it odd to see so many Ds voting for this. I know socialism is a curse word in the US, but still...

It all depends on how you define Socialism. To many in the United States Socialism means China, the USSR, and Cuba. And if that is the definition then I guess I also condemn Socialism.

[The Brain]

Resolutions like this are, at best, stupid. For several reasons.

Once you start passing resolutions like this, about stuff that you condemn in general without it being tied to some specific issue, you are saying that you are OK with everything that you haven't passed a resolution against.

Making decisions that are not actions is unsound. At best a waste of time.

[The Larch]

House ethics committee announces investigation into George Santos
Bipartisan panel will look into alleged misconduct by Republican congressman who has admitted to lying about his résumé

The House ethics committee has opened an investigation into George Santos, the Republican lawmaker who admitted to lying about his résumé in his campaign to represent part of New York City's suburbs in Congress's lower chamber.

A bipartisan statement from the committee's GOP chair, Michael Guest, and the Democratic ranking member, Susan Wild, said the panel voted to create a subcommittee to look into alleged misconduct by Santos.

They specified it would investigate "whether Representative George Santos may have: engaged in unlawful activity with respect to his 2022 congressional campaign; failed to properly disclose required information on statements filed with the House; violated federal conflict of interest laws in connection with his role in a firm providing fiduciary services; and/or engaged in sexual misconduct towards an individual seeking employment in his congressional office".

Republican Dave Joyce will chair the subcommittee, alongside Democratic ranking member Susan Wild. They will be joined by Republican John Rutherford and Democrat Glenn Ivey.

Representatives for Santos did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Santos had already removed himself from his committee assignments but otherwise has refused calls from Republicans in New York to step down from office. "The committee notes that the mere fact of establishing an investigative subcommittee does not itself indicate that any violation has occurred," the statement said.

On Tuesday Santos introduced his first bill, an attempt to reverse part of Donald Trump's tax plan that limited how much homeowners could deduct in state and local property taxes, the New York Times reported

[Sheilbh]

At this point I'm just impressed that he had time to be able to do so much. Meanwhile I've put off doing various household chores for months.

It is remarkable. He is (allegedly) only 34 and he really has squeezed in a lot.

Latest is that George Santos also apparently behind ATM fraud a few years ago, teaching people how to clone cards:
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/03/09/santos-masterminded-atm-fraud-feds-00086417

"Santos taught me how to skim card information and how to clone cards. He gave me all the materials and taught me how to put skimming devices and cameras on ATM machines," Trelha said in the declaration that was submitted to authorities by his New York attorney, Mark Demetropoulos. POLITICO obtained a copy of the declaration.

I feel like you could probably now do a sweepstake on crimes he hasn't committed

[mongers]

At this point I'm just impressed that he had time to be able to do so much. Meanwhile I've put off doing various household chores for months.

It is remarkable. He is (allegedly) only 34 and he really has squeezed in a lot.

Latest is that George Santos also apparently behind ATM fraud a few years ago, teaching people how to clone cards:
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/03/09/santos-masterminded-atm-fraud-feds-00086417

"Santos taught me how to skim card information and how to clone cards. He gave me all the materials and taught me how to put skimming devices and cameras on ATM machines," Trelha said in the declaration that was submitted to authorities by his New York attorney, Mark Demetropoulos. POLITICO obtained a copy of the declaration.

I feel like you could probably now do a sweepstake on crimes he hasn't committed

I'll pick incest.

[Admiral Yi]

I'll pick armed robbery.

[Barrister]

At this point I'm just impressed that he had time to be able to do so much. Meanwhile I've put off doing various household chores for months.

It is remarkable. He is (allegedly) only 34 and he really has squeezed in a lot.

Latest is that George Santos also apparently behind ATM fraud a few years ago, teaching people how to clone cards:
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/03/09/santos-masterminded-atm-fraud-feds-00086417

"Santos taught me how to skim card information and how to clone cards. He gave me all the materials and taught me how to put skimming devices and cameras on ATM machines," Trelha said in the declaration that was submitted to authorities by his New York attorney, Mark Demetropoulos. POLITICO obtained a copy of the declaration.

I feel like you could probably now do a sweepstake on crimes he hasn't committed

I feel confident George Santos has not violated section 49 of the Canadian Criminal Code: alarming Her Majesty.