- one count of conspiracy to commit offenses against the United States
- two counts of wire fraud
- two counts of making materially false statements to the Federal Election Commission
- two counts of falsifying records submitted to obstruct the FEC
- two counts of aggravated identity theft
- one count of access device fraud
- seven counts of wire fraud
- three counts of money laundering
- one count of theft of public funds
- two counts of making materially false statements to the United States House of Representatives
- stealing campaign donors’ identities and racking up thousands of dollars in unauthorized charges on their credit cards to benefit his campaign and himself personally.
- falsifying campaign finance reports in order to hit fundraising benchmarks and bolster his campaign, while falsely claiming he had loaned his campaign $500,000.
Four federal and state indictments, 91 federal charges,
civil lawsuits for sexual assault, defamation, business fraud, campaign finance violations and stealing classified documents. Additionally, there are the civil suits filed for injuries to Capitol police and members of Congress resulting from the Trump inspired Jan. 6th insurrection.
Santos is echoing Trump’s pattern of vengeance. He has announced he will retaliate against some of the Republican members of the House who supported his expulsion. He announced he will file ethics complaints against colleagues for unethical professional and personal behaviors.
Trump allies and supporters should ask themselves, “What would they want the government to do if Joe Biden did all that Trump has done? They should also imagine what it would be like if a Democratic president out for retribution against Republicans became president in an autocratic America. Without a strong Constitution and a commitment to the rule of law, individual freedoms, national security, and election integrity will be lost. Trump is campaigning to weaken the Constitution, which would eliminate the separation of powers, allow for the church to control national policy, and expand the influence of big donors over elected officials.
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