New campaign disclosures from embattled Rep. George Santos suggest that at least $625,000 in campaign loans he had previously reported as self-funded might not be sourced from his "personal funds." Campaign finance experts say Santos, R-N.Y., may be violating campaign finance laws by not properly disclosing the original sources of those loans. That loan was previously reported under the contributions section, with a memo that it was a self-loan from Santos. Regardless of the intention of the changes, campaign finance lawyer and Deputy Executive Director of the Funders' Committee for Civic Participation Paul Seamus Ryan emphasized the importance of proper disclosures of campaign funds. George Santos now indicates $625K of loans to his campaign might not be 'personal' originally appeared on abcnews.go.com

Source: ABC News January 26, 2023 00:47 UTC