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Posted by: Julia Wilburn on May 10, 2023

U.S. Rep. George Santos, R-New York, was arrested today on 13 counts: seven counts of wire fraud, three counts of money laundering, one count of theft of public funds and two counts of making materially false statements to the House of Representatives. Reuters reports that nine House Republicans have so far called on Santos to resign, including six from his home state of New York. But House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, said the caucus would withhold judgment on Santos: "In America, there's a presumption of innocence, but they're serious charges. He's going to have to go through the legal process." The Hill reports that Santos has pleaded not guilty.