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George Santos Now Accused of Groping Former Aide

Aide had been working on a volunteer basis until his job offer was rescinded

(Newser) - The latest scandal for George Santos: alleged sexual harassment. The controversial congressman is now accused of behaving inappropriately toward Derek Myers, who was briefly a prospective congressional aide in Santos' office before his job offer was rescinded last week, the New York Times reports. Myers sent a letter, which he...

This Reporter Followed George Santos Around for 16 Hours

Jesus Rodriguez definitely got his steps in following the beleaguered NY congressman for Politico

(Newser) - Jesus Rodriguez is dedicated to his craft—so dedicated, in fact, that the journalist recently shadowed Rep. George Santos for more than 16 hours over two days, camping outside his DC office, following him around Capitol Hill, and reporting on everything that transpired in the process. In his "day-in-the-life...

FBI Probing George Santos' Alleged GoFundMe Scam

Agents got in touch with veteran who says Santos scammed him out of GoFundMe money

(Newser) - Yet another investigation is focused on controversial congressman George Santos: Now, the FBI is probing allegations that Santos, who was going by the name Anthony Devolder at the time, scammed a disabled veteran out of $3,000 raised in a GoFundMe campaign for the vet's dying dog. The US...

George Santos Steps Down From House Committees

But he apparently hopes to return to them eventually

(Newser) - George Santos has resisted all calls to resign from Congress over his serial lies , but he's relenting on one thing: The New York representative told his GOP colleagues in the House that he'll step down from his committee assignments, report the Washington Post and Politico . Santos had been...

Screenshots Live Forever, as Santos Is Now Finding Out

Patch.com unearths old social media posts, comments, including one that jokes about Hitler

(Newser) - George Santos has identified as a "Latino Jew," "clearly Catholic," and, famously, "Jew-ish," but whatever he actually is wouldn't excuse what the Anti-Defamation League is calling "deeply offensive" social media remarks he apparently made that have recently been unearthed. Former friends and...

GOP Senator Comes Up With Colorful Insult for Santos

John Kennedy calls fellow Republican a 'bunny boiler,' a reference to 1987's 'Fatal Attraction'

(Newser) - Rep. George Santos has been rather busy since the 118th Congress convened on Jan. 3, though not all with duties related to his new role as a US congressman. He's mainly been playing defense against his ever-evolving laundry list of lies , the barbs of late-night comedians , and allegations of...

George Santos: Actually, That $625K Wasn't Personal Funds

More questions swirling around campaign financing

(Newser) - The latest issue regarding George Santos to have come under scrutiny: What's the origin of the more than $700,000 loaned to the campaign of the newly elected GOP congressman from New York? In filings with the Federal Election Commission from April 2022 and later in 2022, the Santos...

Santos Reacts to Late-Night Impersonations of Him

NY congressman especially didn't seem to like Jon Lovitz's impersonation on Fallon's show

(Newser) - Late night has definitely been going to town on George Santos , the rookie New York congressman who's played fast and loose with several facts both before, during, and after his campaign for the US House of Representatives. Comedian Bowen Yang channeled Santos on Saturday Night Live over the weekend,...

SNL Has a Lot of Fun With George Santos

Show mocks new congressman in the cold open as well as on Weekend Update

(Newser) - It didn't take long for Saturday Night Live to go after truth-challenged congressman George Santos. With cast member Bowen Yang portraying the Long Island Republican, the show mocked his lies in both the cold open and later during Weekend Update.
  • Cold open: Yang as Santos appeared as a sideline
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Veteran of Congress: No Way Santos Can Function


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A GOP Veteran of Congress Says Santos Has to Go

Former Rep. Peter King says the serial fabricator cannot possibly be effective in the House

(Newser) - Lots of people think George Santos ought to resign from Congress because of the seemingly unending series of deceptions attributed to him (the latest involves a dying dog ). One person who might have better perspective than most is Peter King, who served in Congress for nearly three decades and...

Veteran Says Santos Scammed GoFundMe for His Dying Dog

'NYT' says Santos lied about mother being in New York on 9/11

(Newser) - In one of the more shocking allegations yet against Rep. George Santos, a disabled veteran in New Jersey says Santos set up a GoFundMe fundraiser for his dying service dog—but never turned over the $3,000 it raised. Richard Osthoff tells Patch.com that he was homeless and living...

Greene, Other Right-Wing GOPers Picked for Committees

Greene will sit on Oversight, Homeland Security panels if OKed; Gosar, Santos also selected for seats

(Newser) - It's been noted that Marjorie Taylor Greene is vying for more of a power position within the Republican Party, and it looks like she just made some headway. The Hill reports the Georgia congresswoman was selected Tuesday by the GOP-led House Steering Committee to sit on the Homeland Security...

McCarthy Says Santos Will Be Seated on Committees

He says concerns about embattled lawmaker will go through House ethics process

(Newser) - Rep. George Santos will be seated on House committees despite being entangled in numerous controversies, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy confirmed Tuesday. "We will be done with all committees today—he will get seated on committees," McCarthy said of the freshman Republican lawmaker, per the Guardian . Santos, who has...

Santos' Troubles Now Take On a Russian Twist

Link emerges between NY congressman and CEO Andrew Intrater, cousin of sanctioned oligarch

(Newser) - George Santos has been under the microscope ever since reports began emerging about his various fabrications, and the most recent development won't ease pressure on the freshman New York congressman. A week after a watchdog group filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission on Santos, claiming multiple...

George Santos Reveals What It Will Take for Him to Resign

He'll only do so if the same 142K people who voted for him tell him to go

(Newser) - As the George Santos story just continues to get wilder , the just-sworn-in congressman from New York finally offered to resign, under very specific circumstances. The representative initially told NBC News Thursday, "if 142 people ask for me to resign, I will resign." But his fellow Republican lawmaker, Matt...

Santos: I Was Volleyball Star at School I Didn't Attend

Beleaguered congressman made the claim to Nassau County GOP as a candidate

(Newser) - George Santos didn't just lie about attending Baruch College—he made himself an elite student and a fictional volleyball star there. The New York Times has more details on the new New York congressman's web of lies , including a copy of the two-page resume he submitted to the...

NY Republicans Urge Santos to Step Down

McCarthy says Santos won't be seated on any top committees

(Newser) - Republican leaders in Long Island say they no longer want to be associated with Rep. George Santos. A group of senior Republicans from the state urged Santos to step down Wednesday, saying he ran a campaign based on lies, Reuters reports. "He’s disgraced the House of Representatives, and...

Santos Accused of Multiple Campaign Finance Violations

Watchdog group says he appears to have concealed true source of campaign funds

(Newser) - People familiar with the Rep. George Santos saga will not be surprised to learn that he is being accused of lying extensively about his campaign finances. A complaint filed with the Federal Election Commission on Monday by an ethics watchdog group accuses the freshman Republican lawmaker of a long list...

George Santos Issues a Memorable Line

'You can't make this crap up' GOP lawmaker-elect accused of lying says as House votes on speaker

(Newser) - Despite calls from Democrats (and even some Republicans ) for Rep.-elect George Santos to consider resigning his new post after accusations he's lied about his career and personal life, the embattled GOP lawmaker showed up Tuesday for the first convening of the 118th Congress, with the House gathered...

C-SPAN Showing Us What We Normally Can't See

Network has been able to capture the goings-on all throughout the House chamber, a rarity

(Newser) - C-SPAN generally makes for pretty dull viewing, except for the wonkiest of political fans. But the ongoing Kevin McCarthy speakership votes in the House have changed that dramatically, if temporarily. As New York magazine puts it, what viewers are seeing amounts to "C-SPAN gone wild." Or as CNN...

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