Republican disarray keeps Santos secure despite mounting legal trouble

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Serial fabulist Rep. George Santos, facing 13 counts of fraud, money laundering, and theft, and whose former campaign treasurer pleaded guilty to a federal conspiracy charge, is nonetheless secure in his position as a Republican congressman because of the party's thin majority and overall rudderlessness.

 

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