A pair of New York Democratic lawmakers are filing a formal complaint with the House Ethics Committee against GOP Rep. George Santos on Tuesday, alleging he violated federal ethics law.
The two lawmakers, Reps. Ritchie Torres and Daniel Goldman, requested the House panel investigate whether Santos, also from New York, broke the Ethics in Government Act by failing to file"timely, accurate and complete financial disclosure reports."
"Given the revelations about his biography, as well as the public information pertaining to his financial disclosures, Mr. Santos has failed to uphold the integrity expected of members of the House of Representatives," the two Democrats wrote to Reps. Michael Guest, a Republican, and Susan Wild, a Democrat, who lead the committee.
"George Santos, by his own admission, is an outright fraud. The House has an obligation to police itself and maintain the integrity of the institution," he
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