Republic George SantosThe serial liar somehow won a seat in Congress last month, finally facing some friendly flames.
Despite the brutal reports from New York Times, Daily Beastand other publications show that Santos Having fabricated much of his background and even his identity, it seems almost inevitable that he will get a seat in Congress next month.
That could still be the case. But on Tuesday, Nick LaLota – a Republican who just won a congressional seat on Long Island, east of New York’s Santos borough – called for an investigation into his future colleague.
“I have heard from countless Long Islanders how deeply concerned they are by the headlines surrounding George Santos,” LaLota said in a statement. Republicans continued to call for “a full investigation by the House ethics committee and, if necessary, law enforcement” into Santos.
If the walls are closing with Santos — or at least beginning — his incredible attempt at putting out a mea culpa this week may be part of the reason why.
In local interviews with the New York media, Santos basically admitted that his biography is a sham. However, he has tried – painfully – to cling to certain elements of self-esteem, claiming that such as telling voters he works at Citigroup, when he has never done so. so it’s not a lie but just a bad choice of words. (He also admits that he didn’t attend the college he said he graduated from and doesn’t own 13 rental properties — or in fact any real estate — as he does. declared.)
Santos’ lies extend beyond his professional life. Like The Daily Beast report, he claimed to be openly gay for a decade, but in fact failed to reveal his previous marriage to a woman ended shortly before he launched his political campaigns. And the front report that his claim of having ancestors escaped the Holocaust appears to be a complete fabrication.
Even his humorous explanation that he only describes himself as a Jew quickly debugged by Forwardunearthed campaign documents Santos sent to community leaders, in which he called himself a “Pride American Jew.”
“I expected more than a general apology. Joseph Cairo Jr., president of the Republican Party in the district of Santos, said the damage his lies did to many people, especially those affected by the Holocaust, was profound. . New York Times. Likewise, the Republican Jewish Union said Santos had “cheated” them and would no longer be welcome at their events.
If a Republican just won a seat with his back turned against him is a bad sign, then rudimentary political math — and the laws that make it difficult for those who win elections — are sided with Santos.
Kevin McCarthy is in the battle of his life to gather the votes he needs to become Speaker. And like time reports, at least before he apparently deleted a tweet about McCarthy, Santos seemed like a vote the wannabe speaker could count on. GOP members have little incentive, regardless of where they decide who should be their leader, to reduce their narrow majority by purging liars from their ranks. It is also rare for legislators to refuse to seat an election winner.
In other words, it may take a bunch of Republicans — not one or two dissidents — calling on Santos to face real consequences if his promotion to federal office His will be stalled.
