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Criminal Charges Against George Santos Could Preview How DOJ Will Go After Trump

The fact-challenged Republican congressman from Long Island will soon face a legal reckoning. ‘Pudd’nhead Wilson’ is remembered by our correspondent.

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Congressman George Santos waits for President Biden's State of the Union address at the Capitol on February 7, 2023. Win McNamee/Getty Images
A.R. HOFFMAN
A.R. HOFFMAN

News that Representative George Santos, who has thus far defied political and legal gravity for his legion of lies, faces criminal indictment in federal court brings into focus an escalating and multi-front clash between President Biden’s Department of Justice and his political opponents ahead of the 2024 election.

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A.R. HOFFMAN
A.R. HOFFMAN

Mr. Hoffman is an associate editor of the Sun, where he covers politics and culture. He holds a PhD from Harvard and a law degree from Stanford.

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