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The Nassau County Republican Committee and dozens of local elected GOP officials from Latest York are making a “major announcement” on Wednesday about freshman Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y. who’s under scrutiny by federal and native lawmakers for embellishing key elements of his resume.
The Republican county political committee, which is chaired by Joseph Cairo, said in press release announcing the event that Santos is a “disgraced” member of Congress, but he didn’t provide details on the upcoming remarks. Santos has been caught embellishing and, at times, outright lying, about his past, including his claims that he worked on Wall Street.
Santos has apologized to anyone “dissatisfied by resume embellishments,” but he vehemently denies committing any crimes.
Cairo has previously said that Santos has “broken the general public trust by making serious misstatements regarding his background, experience and education, amongst other issues.” As a member of Congress, Santos represents parts of Queens and Nassau County, a region of Long Island in Latest York. House Republican leadership have been quiet regarding Santos since he’s been sworn into Congress.
“Obviously, he’s addressed among the concerns that we have had. In Latest York, they’re having plenty of internal conversations too. But at the tip of the day, , he was seated, no one objected to him being seated,” House Republican Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., told CNBC on Wednesday after being asked whether Santos will serve his full two-year term.
Santos has said that each one he’s guilty of is embellishing his resume and has committed no crimes.
The lies and embellishments he told throughout the election have also led to scrutiny from prosecutors within the Eastern District of Latest York who’re examining Santos’ funds, including potential irregularities involving financial disclosures and an over $700,000 loan Santos made to his campaign while he was running for Congress throughout the 2022 midterms, in keeping with NBC News.
The Campaign Legal Center, a nonpartisan campaign finance watchdog, filed an ethics grievance with the Federal Election Commission against Santos on Monday for allegedly violating campaign finance laws. Santos told reporters that he’s done nothing unethical.
Santos’ fundraising efforts during his successful 2022 run was also based, partially, on among the false claims he’s made about his past. He would suggest to donors that he was Jewish when he was not and falsely told people he worked at Wall Street banks that have no record of his employment. A Santos campaign staffer impersonated as Kevin McCarthy’s chief of staff in an effort to raise money for the campaign, CNBC and The Washington Times reported.
