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say for example the intel committee

...he's not on that committee in the first place....
He's on the Small Business Committee (little to no opportunity for insider trading) and the Science/Space/Technology Committee (lots of opportunity, and not important, so more openly discussed).
So, nothing has really changed.
The con artist himself is doing more to hold himself accountable in any of his fellow republicans.
What a fucking world. >

He's probably just avoiding having to do any actual work. >

My thoughts exactly. He knows he's on his way out so there is no benefit in gaining influence on anyone by working on committees he doesn't care about anyway. Why waste his energy on that when he can get the same pay by napping on his office couch instead? >

Why would he be on his way out?  He’s going to parrot GOP talking points and vote in lockstep which is all they want. >

News articles are predicting federal charges on the mysterious nonexistent campaign donors. >

The same news that tells me Trump indictments are coming soon
Nothing will happen soon, if ever >

People can and have been charged with campaign finance violations, especially congressmen. >

Plus he doesn't have any tenure. Sure, claims like this against Pelosi and McConnell we'd all laugh at the thought of something happening, but this guy is fresh and has received backlash from the party. >

News Thursday: "Santos arrives for committee meeting". >

Why bother?
He gets paid the same whether he does anything or does nothing. 
He basically just volunteered himself to do nothing and get paid in full. >

Nah thats true but not true committee participation has tons of lucrqtive perks: insider trading, big companies owing you favors for helping, etc. His congressional pay is unchanged yes but nobody is in politics for their measly state given salary, they want powerful connections and the ability to insider trade with impunity. >

Still allowed to insider trade, still has access to the info, still not giving up his seat, he's just not sitting in it. >

Still allowed but doesn't have access to the information that would be available in say for example the intel committee when something pretty big like covid is on the horizon circa January 2020 that could effect slcertain stocks and shit. That's the important stuff and nobody is gonna leak that stuff to Santos cause nobody likes him they just need a warm body in his seat.