All posts tagged "Marc Molinaro"

WASHINGTON – Rep. George Santos (R-NY) – pathological liar turned pay-to-play politician, if federal prosecutors are to be believed – has treated the nation’s capital as his political playpen since becoming a congressman in January. Playtime seems to be over though.

The credibly accused fraudster could be hitting the proverbial exits as soon as 8 a.m. Thursday, when he’s scheduled to conduct a press conference on the Capitol steps.

Some will cheer, but if anything, Santos’ departure is primarily leaving confusion, chaos and in-fighting in his wake. In this town, that means he’ll be missed, whether he resigns or whether his House colleagues formally boot him, which the House appears set to do Friday, with or without his assistance. Democrats love to hate him, as do some Republicans. Other GOPers simply love what he offers, despite his troubles. ...

Money keeps pouring into the U.S. Marshals Service from federal political campaigns and committees who received funds from FTX, the now-defunct cryptocurrency company, according to a Raw Story analysis of federal campaign records.

Another five political campaigns sent $15,500 in campaign cash to the government agency best known for hunting down suspected criminals, adding to at least $160,000 collected from 30 federal political candidates and party committees, as Raw Story first reported.

The five new campaigns that gave up the money are fundraising entities for Rep. Marc Molinaro (R-NY), Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY), Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-OR), Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH) and Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA). ...