Scoop: Dems push to smoke out George Santos' bail co-signers

Details: Reps. Greg Landsman (D-Ohio) and Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.) are introducing a resolution, a copy of which was obtained by Axios, directing the Ethics Committee to report whether Santos disclosed the names and, if he did, to reveal them to the full House.

• The panel, which has already opened a multi-pronged investigation into Santos, asked him last month to disclose the names so they could determine whether the bail guarantee violated House gift rules.
• The resolution also directs the panel to provide "interim findings" from its broader Santos investigation by July 17.

Reality check: The resolution is non-binding and there is no clear path for Democrats to force legislation to the floor in the Republican-controlled House.

The backdrop: After surrendering to federal authorities in May and pleading not guilty to 13 criminal counts, Santos was released on a $500,000 bond, co-signed by three unnamed individuals.

• Santos' lawyer Joseph Murray wrote in a filing earlier this month that one "backed out" due to the ensuing "media frenzy."

• After a weeks-long court battle in which Santos fought to keep the sureties anonymous, a judge finally ruled on Tuesday that the co-signers will be unsealed on Thursday.

Yes, but: The ruling gave Santos the option to modify the conditions of his release, potentially returning to jail in order to protect his sureties.

• Murray wrote that Santos "would rather surrender to pretrial detainment than subject these suretors to what will inevitably come."