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FBI Used Congressional Staff as Confidential Informants and Human Assets to Build Case Against Congressman George Santos
The Conservative Treehouse - The Last Refuge ^ | May 10, 2023 | Sundance

Posted on 05/10/2023 4:06:07 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum

Congressman George Santos was indicted on thirteen counts of wire fraud, money laundering, theft of public funds and lying on financial disclosure forms during his short period in Congress.  He was taken into custody Wednesday in New York [DETAILS].

By most accounts and even his own words, Santos is a generally sketchy person, and I doubt there will be too many defenders of his character or the issues at stake.  However, all of that said, this Tweet from a staffer in his office is wild:

The casual nature of this is quite alarming.  It was not that long ago when the EXECUTIVE branch, using confidential human sources to investigate the LEGISLATIVE branch, would have been a matter of incredible controversy reserved for only the most serious of criminal possibilities.

An FBI informant penetrating the congressional office to relay information back to the FBI is quite remarkable.  However, it appears we are in an era of justice administration where anything is just flippantly asserted inside the mechanisms of government.

In the big picture, beyond the selfish issues of George Santos, when we consider the Fourth Branch of Government operating to protect itself against sunlight and scrutiny, this example of the FBI operating in the shadows of congress should start to make everyone uncomfortable.  How can there be “checks” and balances, when the enforcement mechanisms can be deployed against any entity who threatens the system itself?

Extend this approach to legislative committee oversight, and you start to see how the system protects itself.  A reminder below of what they are ultimately protecting.

Read this as many times as needed to contemplate the nature of our problem.

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I actually have grudging respect for the guy.

Sleazy as he is, he doesn't back down and he doesn't give up.

Too bad he hasn't channeled those attributes into worthy ventures.

1 posted on 05/10/2023 4:06:07 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
It's the only income he has...there is no choice.

Who is going to give him a job. He's a piece of cr**.

2 posted on 05/10/2023 4:11:56 PM PDT by Sacajaweau ( )
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

The KGBI has two jobs, hide crimes for the DNC and make up crimes for the RNC.


3 posted on 05/10/2023 4:13:00 PM PDT by bray (Dr Fauxi killed millions)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

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This is outrageous!

Joe Biden has been lying for years!

He said he was going to cure Cancer!

He also played poor to black audiences before Elections where he said all kids made no money working for non-profits - and when he was in the Senate he was the only one without stocks!

Lie after Life by Biden, continuing today!

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4 posted on 05/10/2023 4:13:19 PM PDT by AnthonySoprano (Statute of Limitations is going to elapse on Hunter Biden )
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To: AnthonySoprano

He also played poor to black audiences before Elections where he said all kids made no money working for non-profits - and when he was in the Senate he was the only one without stocks!


https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-biden-obama/obama-offered-to-help-biden-financially-during-sons-illness-idUSKCN0UQ0B920160112

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vice President Joe Biden said President Barack Obama offered to give him money to help with expenses while his son Beau was battling cancer.

In an interview broadcast on CNN on Monday, Biden said Obama made the offer during lunch after Biden told him he was considering selling his house to raise funds to help Beau, who died of brain cancer in May 2015 at age 46.


Biden is shit-filled.


5 posted on 05/10/2023 4:16:39 PM PDT by nesnah (Infringe - act so as to limit or undermine [something]; encroach on)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Stasi.

No, I don’t support that creep Santos but I don’t support the sleaze by our government, either.


6 posted on 05/10/2023 4:25:20 PM PDT by Irenic
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Become transgender yesterday. Nobody will touch you.


7 posted on 05/10/2023 4:25:41 PM PDT by blackdog ((Z28.310) We're all Women now.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Hey Derek Myers, you vying for an award or something?


8 posted on 05/10/2023 4:33:19 PM PDT by CivilWarBrewing (Get off my back for my usage of CAPS, especially you snowflake males! MAN UP!)
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To: blackdog

“Become transgender yesterday. Nobody will touch you.”

Being gay and lovin’ drag just doesn’t isn’t enough nowadays apparently.


9 posted on 05/10/2023 4:44:48 PM PDT by Brian Griffin
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2023/02/derek-myerss-crazy-account-of-working-for-george-santos.html


10 posted on 05/10/2023 4:52:22 PM PDT by Brian Griffin
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

https://www.thefire.org/news/arrested-journalism-ohio-newspaper-editor-hit-bogus-wiretapping-charge-and-seizure-phone-and


11 posted on 05/10/2023 4:56:51 PM PDT by Brian Griffin
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The only reason they are going after Santos is that he wasn't supposed to win that district. The NY Democrats are still butt hurt over that. If Santos were a Democrat no one would bat an eye at his foibles.

12 posted on 05/10/2023 4:59:19 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie (LORD, grant thy people grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil.)
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It’s a shame that the Republican who won it is a joker. I guess he could have served a nominal purpose as a placeholder but the system that is so lax about the Bidens, Clinton’s, etc. is pouncing on the amateur crook Santos.


13 posted on 05/10/2023 5:26:27 PM PDT by Wilhelm Tell (True or False? This is not a tag line.)
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I wonder, when you join the FBI do you get to choose what circle of Hell you inhabit?


14 posted on 05/10/2023 5:41:57 PM PDT by Bookshelf
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

When will Adam Schiff be Indicted? his entire campaign for re-election was based on a KNOWN LIE, Russia Russia Russia


15 posted on 05/10/2023 8:16:59 PM PDT by eyeamok
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