Rep. George Santos, R-NY, leaving a House GOP conference meeting on Capitol Hill.
Rep. George Santos, R-NY, leaving a House GOP conference meeting on Capitol Hill.
  • GOP Congressman George Santos pleaded not guilty Wednesday to 13 counts of campaign-related fraud.
  • His 20-page indictment reads like a comic farce, defense lawyers tell Insider.
  • It paints Santos as "buffoonish," "delusional" and "the definition of a dumb criminal," they said.

The campaign-fraud indictment against New York Congressman George Santos is a damned funny read, legal experts told Insider on Wednesday.