CENTRAL ISLIP, NY – A 23-count superseding indictment was filed today in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, charging George Anthony Devolder Santos, better known as “George Santos,” the United States Representative for the Third District of New York, with one count of conspiracy to commit offenses against the United States, two counts of wire fraud, two counts of making materially false statements to the Federal Election Commission (FEC), two counts of falsifying records submitted to obstruct the FEC, two counts of aggravated identity theft, and one count of access device fraud.
you’re thinking of the trumpet
I don’t think Trump was a Russian asset only because he’s not smart enough to qualify for “asset.” Russian Useful Idiot, definitely.
As for Santos, I’m not sure if it’s Russia that propped him up, but IIRC he had a mysterious spike in income with no discernable source. Of course, that could just be additional fraud unrelated to Russia.
Isn’t an asset anything you can use to further your goals? I don’t think intelligence is necessary. A completely burned out meth-head could be an asset if he is feeding you information about a drug dealer.
I think you’re thinking of “spy.” Successful spies are clever; an “asset” could be dumb as rocks.