On Wednesday, New York state justices opened a preliminary investigation into the “extraordinary inventions” of a newly elected congressman. The Republican, who was forced to resign, admitted on Monday that he had grossly lied about his resume.
George Santos won a seat from Democrats in the Nov. 8 midterm elections for the Nassau County constituency.
“The many inventions and inconsistencies related to the elected congressman Santos are simply astounding,” the Nassau district attorney thundered in a statement released by the local New York press.
“The people of Nassau and other areas of the Third District must enjoy an honest and responsible representative in Congress” in Washington, added the Republican. “No one is above the law and if a crime has been committed in this county, we will prosecute it” in court.
Goldman Sachs and Citigroup
Mr. Santos admitted that he had never worked for the big American banks Goldman Sachs or Citigroup, nor that he has a degree from New York University (NYU), contrary to his claims.
However, this son of Brazilian immigrants, born in Queens, one of the five districts of New York City, has categorically shelved the idea of renouncing the seat he should occupy from January 3 in the House of Representatives. . He told the New York Post that he “isn’t a criminal.”
These lies on several points in his biography were revealed in December by a New York Times investigation. Several Democratic Party members have asked Republican opposition leader Kevin McCarthy to organize a vote to oust Santos if he refuses to step down.
The state of New York, rather pro-Democratic and led by the governor of this center-left organization Kathy Hochul, has seen several seats in the House of Representatives switch to the Republican side.
The Republican Party will enjoy a narrow majority in the lower house of Congress in Washington, but the Democrats will retain their majority in the Senate.
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