U.S. Rep.-elect George Santos (R-NY) lied to the voters, and WON the election. Should he be allowed to take office?

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George Santos announces he’s running for Congress again​

David Wright and Simone Pathe,
Thu, March 7, 2024 at 11:33 PM EST
Former GOP Rep. George Santos, who was expelled from the House last year and is facing federal charges, announced Thursday night that he’s running for Congress again — this time to challenge a Republican congressman in New York.

Santos enters a battleground contest in New York that’s among several races in the state that could decide the House majority – though he’ll face steep odds for his comeback bid, even setting aside his personal baggage, in challenging an incumbent in a June primary.
LaLota quickly hit back at Santos’ new bid Thursday night. “To raise the standard in Congress, and to hold a pathological liar who stole an election accountable, I led the charge to expel George Santos. If finishing the job requires beating him in a primary, count me in,” LaLota said.

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Good news for Democrats? Been brushing up on your volleyball George?

 

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Prosecutors seek 7 years in prison for disgraced former Rep. George Santos in federal fraud case​

The 87-month sentence proposed by prosecutors is on the high end of court guidelines for such cases. A sentencing hearing is scheduled for April 25.
“From his creation of a wholly fictitious biography to his callous theft of money from elderly and impaired donors, Santos’s unrestrained greed and voracious appetite for fame enabled him to exploit the very system by which we select our representatives,” the office wrote.
The lawyers maintain such a sentence is in line with those handed to former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. and other political figures facing similar financial crimes.
“This sentence, coupled with the significant collateral consequences Mr. Santos has already suffered—including the loss of his congressional seat and public humiliation — would send a clear message that such conduct will not be tolerated,” the lawyers wrote.
A federal judge on Long Island is scheduled to decide Santos’ sentence during a court hearing April 25.
The once-rising Republican, who represented parts of Queens and Long Island, served barely a year in office before he was ousted by his House colleagues in 2023, just the sixth congressperson ever expelled in the chamber’s history.

Prosecutors seek 7 years in prison for disgraced former Rep. George Santos in federal fraud case

The 87-month sentence proposed by prosecutors is on the high end of court guidelines for such cases. A sentencing hearing is scheduled for April 25.

www.nbcnews.com

87 months ~=7 years

 

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Letting him off with seven years is pretty generous

 

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Not yet resolved, the generations long, centuries long debate on whether incarceration is to punish crime already perpetrated, or to deter crime.

Santos demonstrates a charlatan can lie his way into office, faux volleyball pedigree & all.

"Letting him off with seven years is pretty generous" #123

Future headlines may contextualize the efficacy of this sentence, BUT !

Santos ... federal ... case #122​

Key word: "federal"
Doesn't that mean Trump can pardon Santos?