The House Ethics Committee is reviewing a complaint against Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA) and his chief of staff Brandon Phillips. Collins is also a candidate for U.S. Senate, running for the seat currently held by Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA). The House Ethics Committee is investigating Mike Collins (R-GA), who is a candidate for the Georgia Senate race, and his chief of staff. https://t.co/3qzP3WoOmC pic.twitter.com/pBXkwMB1jm — Politics & Poll Tracker (@PollTracker2024) November 21, 2025 The Hill has more: In brief notices published Friday, the committee announced that it would come to decisions regarding the complaint against the Georgia Republican and his top aide by Jan. 5, 2026. The notices show the committee has “extended the matter” of considering the complaint, which “does not itself indicate that any violation has occurred, or reflect any judgment on behalf of the Committee.” Notices of extension are required to be published by law. The committee’s review of the complaint against the two men were not public until the notices were posted. “This bogus referral is nothing but a desperate and baseless attack by Rep. Collins’ political opponents,” a Collins spokesperson told The Atlanta-Journal Constitution. “We look forward to the Ethics Committee completing its work and this frivolous complaint being dismissed.” Collins is part of a crowded GOP primary field that includes Rep. Buddy Carter (R-GA), former football coach Derek Dooley, and business owner Reagan Box. The Georgia Republican recently faced criticism for running an ad featuring an AI-generated deepfake video portraying the Democratic senator. I'm not going to repost the deepfake video but Mike Collins has resorted to using them to attack Jon Ossoff pic.twitter.com/fZ0hvqsHkl — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) November 13, 2025 CBS News explained: A new political ad in Georgia’s U.S. Senate race is raising concerns about the use of artificial intelligence in elections after Rep. Mike Collins’ campaign released a deepfake video showing Sen. Jon Ossoff mocking farmers and defending a government shutdown. Ossoff never said any of it. The video, posted last week on social media, was created using artificial intelligence and features computer-generated audio of Ossoff claiming to support the shutdown and that he’d “only seen a farm on Instagram.” The ad includes a small on-screen disclaimer that says “the video is AI-generated,” so that it doesn’t violate Georgia or federal laws. The ad has sparked a wider debate over the responsible use of emerging technologies in political persuasion, and what happens when the line between truth and fabrication starts to blur. The Georgia Republican Party defended the video as legitimate political satire. Josh McKoon, chair of the Georgia GOP, said the party “stands behind the creative use of cutting-edge technology” and accused Democrats of being “terrified of losing power.” “This ad was clearly labeled as AI-generated satire,” McKoon told CBS News Atlanta in a statement. “Any claim that it’s a deepfake meant to deceive is just the latest desperate talking point.” Ossoff’s campaign disagreed, calling the ad an intentional attempt to mislead voters. The incumbent candidate has pledged not to use the technology during this election cycle.