George Santos: The Congressional Imposter | On the ground
The latest fabrication of beleaguered Republican Congressman George Santos’ resume has now been revealed – and it may be one of his most bizarre.
During his run for Congress, Mr. Santos allegedly told potential donors that he had been a producer on the Broadway musical Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark, multiple sources said. Bloomberg.
Michael Cohl, the show’s current lead producer – which ran from 2011 to 2014 after a somewhat unsuccessful run – confirmed to the outlet that Mr Santos had never worked on the musical.
This is just the latest in a growing list of lies pushed by the New York congressman on his campaign trail.
It comes as he also faces accusations of sexual harassment and ethics violations from a future staff member.
Derek Myers, who claims he briefly worked in Santos’ office and had a job offer rescinded, sent a letter to the House Ethics Committee on Friday alleging the congressman invited him at karaoke and touched his groin. He also claims the congressman asked him if he had an account on Grindr, a popular queer dating app.
George Santos’ treasurer jumps ship amid campaign finance inquiries
George Santos’ campaign treasurer has resigned as the Republican congressman from New York faces US Justice Department investigations into campaign funding irregularities.
His former treasurer Nancy Marks submitted a letter to the Federal Election Commission saying she was stepping down as Mr Santos’ campaign treasurer.
Alex WoodwardFebruary 6, 2023 11:00 am
Here’s how George Santos could still be removed from office
The congressman’s colleagues in the House could end up being the final arbiters of the judgment of the scandal-ridden New York Republican.
Despite wave after wave of revelations surrounding his past and present fictions and lies, the embattled congressman has remained adamant that he will remain in office. Even in the face of members of his own party calling for his ouster, Mr. Santos stood firm.
But none of that matters if the machinations of the US House of Representatives are conspiring against him.
The Independentby John Bowden explains:
Alex WoodwardFebruary 6, 2023 9:00 a.m.
“I obviously screwed up and lied to him, like I lied to everyone”
In recordings obtained and released by Talking Points Memo inside George Santos’ congressional office, the New York Republican makes some of the most self-aware comments about the extent of his deceptions he has committed. in any context so far.
Alex WoodwardFebruary 6, 2023 07:00
A timeline of George Santos’ many scandals
In the grip of one of the strangest scandals to hit American politics in recent years, George Santos was facing calls for his expulsion and his resignation even before being elected representative of New York’s 3rd congressional district. .
As he concludes his first month in the chamber, let’s take a look back at the evolution of this scandal, from the beginning to today:
Alex WoodwardFebruary 6, 2023 05:00
The lies George Santos was accused of telling
It can be difficult to keep track of the list of fiction that George Santos has been accused of telling, admitting to telling, or simply caught in the act following a contradictory statement.
But do not worry : The Independent is here, and we’re keeping track of the entire list of lies even as it continues to grow – both in number and in the scale of humiliation it presents not just for Mr. Santos, who remains adamant that he will serve two years in office as a representative for New York’s Third District, but for the House Republican caucus as a whole.
Alex WoodwardFebruary 6, 2023 03:00
“Give him some credit, George Santos has done a valuable public service”
The Independentby Richard Hall writes:
Kevin McCarthy was faced with a choice: He could listen to the Republicans who live and work in the district Santos now represents and remove the impostor from the United States Congress – weakening himself further in the process – or he could completely ignore the issue.
In choosing the latter, McCarthy reaffirmed how far he is willing to go to maintain his tenuous hold on his party. It tells us something about the state of the Republican Party, and perhaps of Congress, that a crook might be allowed to sit in the most powerful legislative body in the world, to vote on matters of life and death and war, in the interest of serving a party.
Alex WoodwardFebruary 6, 2023 1:00 a.m.
FBI questions veteran who says George Santos took money meant for dying dog
Federal law enforcement agents are reportedly investigating allegations that George Santos raised money to pay for a Navy veteran’s dying dog operation before allegedly disappearing with the money.
Alex WoodwardFebruary 5, 2023 11:00 p.m.
Here’s how George Santos could still be removed from office
The congressman’s colleagues in the House could end up being the final arbiters of the judgment of the scandal-ridden New York Republican.
Despite wave after wave of revelations surrounding his past and present fictions and lies, the embattled congressman has remained adamant that he will remain in office. Even in the face of members of his own party calling for his ouster, Mr. Santos stood firm.
But none of that matters if the machinations of the US House of Representatives are conspiring against him.
The Independentby John Bowden explains:
Alex WoodwardFebruary 5, 2023 9:00 p.m.
Watch: All the times comedians have impersonated George Santos
All the times comedians have impersonated George Santos
Alex WoodwardFebruary 5, 2023 7:00 p.m.
George Santos clarifies tweet saying ‘9/11 took his mother’s life’, says she died of ‘toxic dust’ in 2016
Embattled Congressman George Santos now says his mother, who he previously claimed died in the 9/11 terror attacks, actually died from the ‘toxic dust’ of 9/11 in another explanation weird.
In his first interview since taking office, Mr Santos said he never said his mother died on the day of the terrorist attacks, “but that she died as a result of [them].”
“The toxic dust that permeated all of Manhattan and my mother being there, downtown Manhattan – that’s what I was referring to,” Santos told OAN’s Caitlin Sinclair in an interview that was published in full on Saturday. “My mother died in a nursing home in 2016.”
Andrea BlancoFebruary 5, 2023 6:00 p.m.
