Somehow, George Santos’s campaign finance scandal just got a lot worse https://t.co/R8IFNFIGYo — Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) January 28, 2023The Mother Jones reporters attempted to contact “dozens of the most generous donors” to Santos’ 2020 campaign. As the magazine detailed:During Santos’ first run for Congress, only about 45 people maxed out to his campaign during the primary and general elections. None had ever contributed to a candidate before sending Santos the maximum amount allowed, according to FEC records. The Santos campaign’s filings list the profession of each of these donors as “retired.” Two other donors who contributed $1,500 and $2,000, respectively, were listed in Santos’ FEC filings as retirees residing at addresses that do not exist. “Basically they don’t want two sets of investigators tripping over each other,” said David M. Mason, a former FEC commissioner.

Source: Washington Post January 30, 2023 22:02 UTC