If, like me, you're wondering if all New York Republican congressmen are crazy, you're probably not going to be dissuaded from that notion by reading this story from Politico. There are even more sordid details in their longer version but this will give you the gist of it. Somehow, Rep. Brandon Williams thinks coming out and telling his side will help him win re-election next November. He's in his first term in Congress now. He won by only about 1% in 2022 and his district voted for Biden in 2020. Yeah, good luck with that.

Republican family values.

Source: Politico

A Republican member of Congress is alleging that a former top aide spearheaded a “vindictive” threat to expose his daughter’s OnlyFans account.

Rep. Brandon Williams (R-N.Y.) told POLITICO that his former chief of staff and former legislative director attempted to retaliate against him using his 27-year old daughter’s account on OnlyFans, a popular forum for people to charge for access to sexually explicit content.

According to Williams, the two former staffers, Michael Gordon and Ryan Sweeney, threatened to expose his daughter after Williams fired them.

Williams’ remarkable decision to go public about the feud is a bet that his political future will be improved by laying out its highly personal details. He spoke with POLITICO days after a Syracuse University student journalist shared a video of him in a profanity-laced confrontation with Gordon outside a holiday party in Washington.

And here's the video. From the date, this happened on Nov. 30. Williams is seen confronting Gordon outside the party, pointing his finger at Gordon and vowing that if “you f–k with my family, I’ll end every relationship you have.”

UPDATE: George Santos weighs in.