George Santos Says He Won’t Seek Reelection , Following Scathing Ethics Report.<br />On Nov. 16, the House Ethics Committee released a report highlighting "grave and pervasive campaign finance violations and fraudulent activity," recommending action be taken against Santos.<br />Representative Santos sought <br />to fraudulently exploit every <br />aspect of his House candidacy for <br />his own personal financial profit, Via House Ethics Committee report.<br />He blatantly stole from his campaign. <br />He deceived donors into providing <br />what they thought were contributions <br />to his campaign but were in fact <br />payments for his personal benefit, Via House Ethics Committee report.<br />The representative, who has "pleaded not guilty <br />to 23 federal criminal charges," called the report <br />"a disgusting politicized smear," 'The Guardian' reports. .<br />I will NOT be seeking reelection for <br />a second term in 2024 as my family <br />deserves better than to be under <br />the gun from the press all the time, Rep. George Santos, via statement.<br />If there was a single ounce of ETHICS in <br />the ‘ethics committee’, they would have <br />not released this biased report. <br />The committee went to extraordinary <br />lengths to smear myself and my legal <br />team about me not being forthcoming <br />(my legal bills suggest otherwise), Rep. George Santos, via statement.<br />It is a disgusting politicized smear that <br />shows the depths of how low our federal <br />government has sunk. Everyone who <br />participated in this grave miscarriage of <br />justice should all be ashamed of themselves, Rep. George Santos, via statement.<br />New York Democrat Dan Goldman said that because of the report, Republicans "no longer have any fictional excuse to protect Santos in order to preserve their narrow majority.".<br />New House Speaker Mike Johnson <br />previously said that the disgraced representative deserves due process.<br />New House Speaker Mike Johnson <br />previously said that the disgraced representative deserves due process
