An ex-staffer for New York GOP Rep. George Santos claims in an ethics complaint the freshman congressman touched his groin, invited him home and violated House ethics’ pay rules.

In a Twitter thread on Friday, Derek Myers, 30, wrote that he filed a complaint with the U.S. Capitol Police and the Office of Congressional Ethics about his allegations. He was purportedly hired in January and only lasted days in Santos’ office.

Myers said Santos hired him as an assistant on Jan. 25.  He went on to say the two of them were going over mail in the congressman’s Washington, D.C. office two days later when Santos asked that they sit together on a small sofa before the lawmaker placed his hand on Myers’ knee.

‘Hey buddy, we’re going to karaoke tonight. Would you like to go?’ Santos asked, according to Myers’ complaint posted to Twitter.

Myers said he declined the invitation by telling Santos he was not a fan of clubs and bars and was not a good singer. 

‘The Congressman proceeded to take his hand and move it down my leg into my inner thigh and proceeded to touch my groin,’ the complaint said.

Santos then allegedly informed him that his husband was out of town and asked if he would like to come over.

The congressman had told him earlier that day that he had Grindr, an LGBTQ+ dating application, and asked if Myers also had a profile.

Myers further alleges that, although he was hired as a staffer, he was told he would work voluntarily until his paperwork could be processed, which he later found was a violation of House ethics rules. Myers is requesting an investigation into the ‘violation of allowing a volunteer to work in the workplace and offload work from paid staff members onto the volunteer with the promise of future employment,’ the complaint reads.

He said the offer to work in Santos’ office was rescinded Wednesday after the Long Island representative raised concerns about Myers secretly wiretapping him. Myers, a former local journalist in Ohio, was arrested in November for wiretapping after he published recorded audio of courtroom testimony submitted by a source.

Myers told Santos he would never record him but then leaked a recording of one of their conversations to the press in which the congressman said, ‘And I’ve obviously f––ed up and lied to him, like I lied to everyone else,’ referring to his chief of staff.

Santos has been exposed for lying about much of his background during his 2022 campaign, including his work and education history, connections to an alleged Ponzi scheme, his mother’s death and that he had previously been married to a woman despite now being openly gay.

He is also accused of using a fake animal charity in 2016 to scam a disabled veteran by raising money for their dog’s cancer treatment and then keeping the funds himself. Santos denies the allegation.

Santos has faced calls to resign from Republicans and Democrats in Congress and numerous New York State Republicans. He said last month that he would resign if the 142,000 people who voted for him asked him to. Last week, Santos said he would recuse himself from committee assignments. 

Republican New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu says former President Donald Trump has no chance of beating President Biden if he wins the Republican nomination in 2024.

Sununu made the comments during a Sunday appearance on ABC News’s ‘This Week,’ going on to hint at his own aspirations to run for president. Sununu would join Trump, former Vice President Mike Pence and Nikki Haley as top contenders for the 2024 Republican ticket. Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is also a potential candidate, but he has not announced his intentions to run.

‘Unfortunately, at the end of the day, November of ’22 showed us that, right? Trump is going to be seen as a very extreme candidate. The country is going to push back against it,’ Sununu said Sunday.

‘It can’t get done. He could get the nomination, but he can’t get it done,’ he added.

Sununu rejected polling from the Washington Post and ABC showing Trump ahead of Biden with a 48% to 44% lead. Another poll from Emerson College showed Trump in the lead 44% to 41%.

Sununu went on to suggest he may throw his own hat in the ring in 2024.

‘Definitely thinking about it, having those conversations,’ Sununu said, responding to a question on the topic. ‘but at the end of the day, you’re going to have a lot of Republicans that get in that race. They’re all really good people; they’re really good candidates. You have Nikki Haley and Mike Pompeo and Gov. DeSantis and a lot of folks who are going to get in.’

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie appeared on the same program later Sunday morning and agreed with Sununu’s assessment, saying he doesn’t think Trump can win.

More Republicans have grown skeptical of Trump following the 2022 midterm elections, which saw Trump-endorsed candidates losing close races across the country. Trump’s losses in hotly contested Senate races hurt Republicans in particular, costing the party control of the Senate.

New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu said Sunday that former President Donald Trump would lose to President Biden in a potential election rematch.

‘No,’ he said when asked on ABC’s ‘This Week’ if Trump could win in 2024. ‘Unfortunately, at the end of the day November of ’22 showed us that. Trump is going to be seen as a very extreme candidate. The country is going to push back against that.’

Trump is the only Republican so far who has declared he will run for president in 2024, but several others are rumored to be announcing a candidacy in the coming months. Sununu is among those rumored, which he addressed in the Sunday interview.

‘I’m definitely thinking about it and having those conversations,’ he said. ‘At the end of the day, you’re going to have a lot of Republicans that get into that race. They’re all really good people, they’re really good candidates.’

Sununu won by more than 15% in his reelection bid in November, according to Fox News election data. He remains popular in his largely independent state and touted his actions to maximize individual liberties.

‘I’m kind of that ‘live free or die,’ individual liberty; I believe government has to get out of your way,’ he said. ‘And we’ve done it really, really well here in New Hampshire. We’re sharing that model across the country. No sales tax. No income tax. The most efficient government in the country. Number one in individual liberties.’

Sununu clashed with Biden in recent months as the president pushed the Democratic National Convention to bump New Hampshire down the order of primary elections and elevate South Carolina to the first primary. The governor vowed to keep the New Hampshire primary first despite pushes from Democrats to make a change.

The governor said the midterm elections are proof Republican voters rejected Trump and extreme candidates. The 2024 elections, he said, are likely to show the same result if his party continues in the same direction.

‘Just look at the results of three months ago,’ Sununu said. ‘That shows you where extreme candidates are going to end up falling. It can’t get done. He could get the nomination, but he can’t get it done.’

Sununu said he will continue to talk with prominent Republicans about what the best move for him is ahead of the next election cycle. He named several potential 2024 candidates as strong, capable leaders, which included former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

‘What I’ve tried to espouse to Republicans is that look, we want to vote for the most conservative candidate that can win in November and get stuff done in 2025,’ he said. ‘You got to have that discussion about where we’re going to go both as a party and making sure we’re going there as a country.’

Rep. James Clyburn, D-S.C., stated he expects Americans will respond ‘very positively’ to President Biden’s possible reelection announcement despite poll numbers to the contrary. 

‘I will say, as he often says, don’t compare him to the Almighty, compared him to the alternative. And that’s what you do when you get into a campaign,’ Clyburn said on MSNBC’s ‘The Sunday Show.’

Host Jonathan Capehart presented Clyburn with a poll of out The Washington Post which showed 62% of those surveyed would be ‘angry’ or ‘dissatisfied’ if Biden won reelection, along with 58% of those surveyed saying they disapprove of his handling of the economy. 

Capehart proceeded to ask Clyburn if Biden should even run for reelection with such numbers. 

‘Well, I hope he announces real soon. I hope he runs for reelection. And I think the country will respond very positively to his candidacy,’ Clyburn responded. 

The South Carolina representative said Americans should compare Biden’s record with those of his GOP opponents and their ‘visions for the future of this country’ before making their final decisions. 

‘If that’s the way you do it, Joe Biden would be in very good shape, I believe,’ Clyburn said. 

The president has been hinting at a 2024 election run recently, with Biden telling a Philadelphia crowd on Friday he intends ‘to get … more done.’ 

Former White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain also hinted at a Biden reelection campaign this past week, telling a group of staff and press he would be looking forward to being by Biden’s side when he ‘run[s] for president in 2024.’ It is still unclear whether Klain will have a formal role in Biden’s unannounced candidacy. 

The president is expected to announce his reelection bid following Tuesday’s State of the Union address, sources previously told Fox News. 

‘With inflation falling, the lowest unemployment rate in 50 years, more jobs back to America, and lowering drug costs — all in the last week alone — his focus in on delivering even more progress for American families,’ White House deputy press secretary Andrew Bates said. 

Despite the administration’s touting of positive economic numbers to curb voter concerns, inflation is currently at 6.5%, down from a 40-year high of 9.1% in June, along with a $31.38 trillion federal debt in comparison to the $27.6 trillion debt when Biden took office. 

FIRST ON FOX: The consulting firm co-founded by Hunter Biden’s former business associate raked in over $500,000 from the pro-Joe Biden super PAC Unite the Country between December 2019 and December 2022, a Fox News Digital review found.

Julianna Smoot in 2014 became an advisory board member of Rosemont Seneca Technology Partners (RSTP), an affiliate of Rosemont Seneca Partners, the fund co-founded by Hunter Biden, after she previously served in multiple positions in the Obama administration and was the Obama for America deputy campaign manager for the 2012 reelection campaign.

Emails from Hunter’s infamous abandoned laptop dating back to February 2014, which have been verified by Fox News Digital, showed Rosemont officials discussing Smoot’s agreement with the company to sit on the board. 

‘Great speaking with you today! We are delighted about you partnering with us and honored to have you as a member of our advisory board!’ the firm’s then-managing director John DeLoche wrote to Smoot on Feb. 28, 2014, cc’ing Hunter and Rosemont Seneca’s Eric Schwerin, Devon Archer, William Lee, Rob Walker and Neil Callahan.

‘As discussed, please find attached an overview of RSTP and a more detailed private placement memorandum. These will give you some good background on the fund,’ DeLoche wrote. ‘We are looking forward to discussing in more detail over dinner next Wednesday in DC.’

A few days later, DeLoche invited Hunter and his assistant, Katie Dodge, to dinner in Washington, D.C., with Smoot, Lee and himself, writing, ‘It would be great if Hunter could attend at the beginning, end or stop by anytime for a quick hello.’ The invitation followed an email from Hunter, who appeared to be angry he wasn’t looped in on hiring Smoot, saying, ‘So– I guess WE made the decision to hire her. Want to share any details with me?’

‘We followed your lead from Monday and did not go down the retainer path. We have made no economic commitment to her. Plan is to work out financial details at Wed dinner,’ DeLoche responded. ‘Would love input from the team on this. We were thinking a small equity stake (perhaps 1% of the GP) that would vest over 5 years while she is an advisory board member, coupled with a nominal expense related retainer. This would only be for fund II and we could reevaluate thereafter.’

A little over a month later, on April 16, 2014, Schwerin, a longtime Hunter Biden business partner and frequent visitor to the White House during the Obama-Biden administration, emailed the partners, writing, ‘Attached is the redlined version of Julianna’s agreement as marked up by her lawyer. The major change is making the agreement with the Smoot Tewes Group instead of Julianna herself but the agreement specifies Julianna is providing the services.’

DeLoche responded, in part, saying, ‘Let’s hope she can bring some capital to a closing and it pays for itself. Let’s get her to sign.’

‘Great,’ Schwerin replied. ‘I’ll get her to sign on Monday.’

In another email around that same time, DeLoche confirmed that Smoot was the ‘only advisory board member as of now’ while discussing other potential members.

After her stint at RSTP, Smoot went on to become co-founder of the Blue Lake Strategies public affairs consulting firm, which received more than $500,000 from Unite the Country in less than three years.

The super PAC made 42 payments, totaling nearly $550,000, to Blue Lake Strategies for fundraising consulting and travel reimbursement between Dec. 23, 2019, and Dec. 16, 2022, according to Federal Election Commission records. The firm also received nearly $50,000 for fundraising consulting between 2018 and 2019 from Michigan Democratic Sen. Gary Peters’ leadership PAC and thousands of dollars more from his campaign. 

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan made Smoot the city’s chief development officer in September 2021. She currently serves as a board member of the Obama Foundation and is founder and senior adviser at WaterWorks – the WaterWorks’ 2021 annual report lists Smoot as the CEO of development services of Blue Lake Strategies.

Smoot isn’t the only person tied to Hunter Biden getting paid by the pro-Biden super PAC, Unite the Country. Mark Doyle, a former Joe Biden aide who discussed foreign business opportunities with Hunter Biden within his emails, funneled over $600,000 from the super PAC to his Chicago-based firm, Prairie Avenue Advisors, from late 2019 through December 2022.

Fox News Digital previously reported on multiple exchanged emails between Doyle, who was registered as a foreign agent on behalf of the Republic of Serbia at the time, and Hunter Biden early in his father’s first term as vice president during the Obama administration, where they plotted a potential business meeting with then-Serbian President Boris Tadic and Serbian ‘high net-worth individuals.’

According to a disclosure filed with the Department of Justice, Doyle was registered as a foreign agent through the same Chicago-based firm as Unite the Country, and he principally dealt with Serbian Ambassador to the United States Vladimir Petrovic, who Hunter Biden met for the first time in February 2010 alongside Tadic’s national security adviser, Jovan Ratkovic.

‘I met with Tadic’s Chief of Staff Thursday[sic] when I was there and he asked about you. The Ambassador must have relayed your conversation,’ Doyle wrote in an April 2010 email, referring to Petrovic.

Another email from 2010 reveals that Doyle alerted Hunter that Petrovic, who was serving as the Serbian ambassador to the United States at the time, ‘wants to start putting together a full day for you with Tadic and potential investors.’

‘They are ready to get people who can commit immediately when you are there, very serious people from what I understand,’ Doyle added.

It is unclear whether Hunter or Schwerin ended up visiting Serbia or taking Petrovic up on his offer to meet with wealthy business individuals in Serbia. However, emails show that Hunter, Schwerin and Petrovic continued to communicate after Petrovic become a D.C. lobbyist after leaving the ambassadorship.

Smoot and Hunter Biden’s lawyer did not respond to Fox News Digital’s requests for comment.

Fox News’ Joe Schoffstall contributed reporting.