Rep. George Santos (R-NY) began fundraising off of his criminal charges on Twitter following his arraignment on Wednesday.

Two hours after he pleaded not guilty in federal court to 13 criminal charges, Santos took to Twitter to fundraise off the charges, calling them a “witch hunt.”

GEORGE SANTOS PLEADS NOT GUILTY TO 13-COUNT INDICTMENT FOR FINANCIAL CRIMES

“I asked questions about #MilesGuo & the DOJ indicts me 5 days later!” Santos tweeted, referencing accused fraudster Guo Wengui who was arrested in March and whose release Santos has been advocating. “The fight is real & I’m OVER the target, I need your support to keep me fighting for freedom.”

He then posted a link to his WinRed fundraising page.

Santos is charged with seven counts of wire fraud, three counts of money laundering, one count of theft of public funds, and two counts of making materially false statements to Congress. If found guilty, he could face up to 20 years in prison. He pleaded not guilty to all 13 charges.

"Taken together, the allegations in the indictment charge Santos with relying on repeated dishonesty and deception to ascend to the halls of Congress and enrich himself,” U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York Breon Peace said in a statement. “He used political contributions to line his pockets, unlawfully applied for unemployment benefits that should have gone to New Yorkers who had lost their jobs due to the pandemic, and lied to the House of Representatives.”

While he is fundraising off the charges, the Department of Justice accuses Santos of moving campaign funds into his personal bank account and using those funds on personal purchases such as “designer clothes.”

Santos came under scrutiny when it was revealed that he lied about his resume and life during his campaign for Congress.

Fellow House Republicans have called for his resignation from the House, while others have taken it a step further and called for his expulsion.

“The people of New York’s 3rd district deserve a voice in congress. George Santos should be immediately expelled from Congress and a special election initiated at the soonest possible date," Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX) tweeted.

Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) has said Santos is “innocent until proven guilty” and will not call on him to resign. But, if he is convicted of the charges, he will ask for the embattled New York Republican’s resignation.

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Other House GOP leaders concur with McCarthy.

“There is a legal process; the charges just came out, we just saw some of them this morning, and so in America, there is a presumption of innocence, but they’re serious charges, and he’s going to have to go through the legal process,” House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) said.