George Santos

New York Assemblymember Dan Rosenthal, a Democratic moderate, is a potential candidate. Republican Candidate for New York's 3rd Congressional District George ...

Assemblymember Dan Rosenthal, the youngest member of the New York state legislature at 31 and a Democratic moderate, did not return messages. [formed this year](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/21/us/house-republicans-progressives.html) to take on the new Republican House majority. Federal and state authorities are also probing Santos’ finances and falsehoods he spun while running for office about where he worked, went to school and even volunteered. But a supporter pointed to results from the midterm elections showing Rosenthal outperformed Democratic Gov. [promised to prosecute](https://www.politico.com/news/2022/12/28/george-santos-kevin-mccarthy-house-speaker-00075706) Santos if he committed any crimes. [biographical fabrications ](https://www.politico.com/news/2022/12/28/george-santos-scandal-00075705)he told on the campaign trail — as Democrats plotted how to take back the district.

George Santos has admitted lying about having Jewish ancestry, a degree and work experience at two Wall St firms. He still plans to take office next week.

“I am Catholic,” he told the Post. The report also sought to depict him as a far-right candidate. “He deceived us and misrepresented his heritage. He is scheduled to be sworn in next Tuesday, when the US House reconvenes. “If a crime was committed in this county, we will prosecute it.” In public comments and to us personally he previously claimed to be Jewish,” the coalition said. The Times uncovered records in Brazil that show Santos was the subject of a criminal investigation there in 2008 over allegations that he used stolen cheques to buy items at a clothing shop in the city of Niteroi. At the time, Santos would have been 19. In an interview with the New York Post earlier this week, Santos apologised for his fabrications but downplayed them as “sins” over embellishing his resume, adding that “we do stupid things in life”. A spokesperson for the Nassau County DA’s office, Brendan Brosh, said Wednesday: “We are looking into the matter.” The scope of the investigation was not immediately clear. Santos suggested he does not plan to step aside in a Twitter post Wednesday about a visit to the US Merchant Marine Academy earlier in the day. “The residents of Nassau County and other parts of the third district must have an honest and accountable representative in Congress,” she said.

On the campaign trail, Representative-elect George Santos, a Republican who ultimately flipped a Democratic seat in New York, misled voters about his work ...

House Republican leaders could also choose not to seat Mr. Should House Republican leadership want to mete out some sort of punishment, they could move to censure him, a mostly symbolic gesture that requires a simple majority vote and sometimes is accompanied by a fine. Santos’s case and is in a state of limbo until a new Congress is seated on Jan. Seventeen of those expulsions were related to disloyalty to the United States during the Civil War era, occurring only after the secession of the Confederate states. House leaders could, in theory, band together to try to defy that precedent and force Mr. In the posts, she endorsed executing top Democrats, suggested that a number of school shootings were secretly perpetrated by government actors, and repeatedly trafficked in antisemitic and Islamophobic conspiracy theories. The House Ethics Committee, a bipartisan panel of lawmakers who have historically shied from punishing their colleagues, has not commented on Mr. His litany of fabrications has raised questions as to whether Mr. Santos, are unlikely to punish him in any significant way. In that case, Even if they could force him out of Congress, it would prompt a special election in a swing seat, setting up a potential blow to the party’s already precarious majority. And Mr.

MINEOLA, N.Y. -- Congressman-elect George Santos is continuing to face mounting pressure to step down, even before he is set to be sworn in next week, ...

[CBS News sources say prosecutors with the U.S. This isn't a Republican issue. This isn't a Democrat issue. "George Santos must be investigated by all appropriate authorities." That was the unwavering message at a rally in Mineola, out of Congressional District 3, on Thursday. "Our community has been victimized and we demand accountability," state Sen.

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: If a politician lies, does it amount to a crime? George Santos, a newly elected lawmaker from Long Island, faces that question.

That's his phrase - sort of, I guess, a claim to be sort of Jewish. MANN: Yeah, this piece is sparking a lot of outrage. MANN: Well, the Office of Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly - this is a Republican - she released a statement describing Santos' lies as nothing short of stunning. INSKEEP: So lying about the money would be the crime. RICHARD BRIFFAULT: So it would be serious if instead - if this was not truly a loan, but this was somehow disguised campaign contributions from other people. But his financial history now faces close scrutiny, and Democrats are calling on the Federal Election Commission to also investigate. INSKEEP: A Republican prosecutor in New York has now opened a probe of Santos' deceptions. And the question now is whether Santos did anything criminal. He admits he did not work where he claimed or study where he claimed or have the faith that he claimed. He claimed four of his employees died in the Pulse nightclub shooting in Miami - not true; claimed to own valuable real estate - that's not true. And he claimed to be a proud Jewish American but now acknowledges being Catholic, though he still says he has some Jewish ancestors. I'm not a fake.

Federal prosecutors in New York have opened an investigation into Rep.-elect George Santos, two law enforcement sources confirmed to NBC News on Thursday.

Kevin McCarthy of California, who's fighting to become Speaker in the new Congress with a razor-thin GOP majority — have not responded to requests for comment on Santos. New Yorkers deserve the truth, and House Republicans deserve an opportunity to govern without this distraction." Donnelly in a statement Wednesday said the "numerous fabrications and inconsistencies associated with Congressman-Elect Santos are nothing short of stunning." The focus of that probe is unclear at the moment, but DA Anne T. “I am Catholic. The report also raised questions about how Santos was able to lend his 2022 campaign $700,000 after having claimed on a campaign finance form in 2020 that he was making $55,000 a year.

No one is above the law and if a crime was committed in this county, we will prosecute it," Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly said in a ...

In another story, the site noted that he'd called himself a " [proud American Jew](https://forward.com/fast-forward/529798/george-santos-jewish-american-republican-congress/)" in a position paper that was shared with Jewish and pro-Israel leaders during his campaign. Santos' company was dissolved in September, which Santos told Semafor was the result of his accountant's turning in late paperwork. [Semafor](https://www.semafor.com/article/12/28/2022/george-santos-tries-to-explain-his-wealth) in an interview Wednesday that he made his money with a company he started that was involved in the "capital introduction" industry after he connected with a network of wealthy investors. "I am Catholic. The residents of Nassau County and other parts of the third district must have an honest and accountable representative in Congress," Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. "The numerous fabrications and inconsistencies associated with Congressman-Elect Santos are nothing short of stunning.

George Santos, a New York Republican, was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives last month. Multiple media outlets have since revealed numerous ...

“The numerous fabrications and inconsistencies associated with Congressman-elect Santos are nothing short of stunning,” Anne Donnelly, a Republican who serves as the Nassau County District Attorney, [said in a statement](https://thehill.com/homenews/house/3791113-nassau-county-da-announced-probe-into-george-santos/). [Santos tweeted](https://twitter.com/santos4congress/status/1588333599413108738?lang=ar-x-fm), “It was an honor to address fellow members of the Jewish community,” along with photos of himself and two rabbis. Of course Santos made no mention of having a criminal history to New York voters. If they had, there’s no way Santos would’ve gotten away with so many lies prior to or after his election to Congress. Weeks before the election, [two women accused Walker](https://www.forbes.com/sites/brianbushard/2022/10/26/new-woman-claims-herschel-walker-drove-her-to-abortion-clinic/?sh=528a80102780) of pressuring them to have abortions. Barack Obama would’ve been impeached and swiftly evicted from the White House had he behaved like Donald Trump. Even if, under the unlikeliest of circumstances, a lying Black political candidate miraculously got elected to Congress and then his fibs were revealed 4-6 weeks later, the opponent he beat or someone else would’ve found some way to get the results immediately overturned in the courts. The keyword in this tweet is “fellow.” Santos had previously and repeatedly claimed to be a “proud American Jew” and said his grandparents were Holocaust survivors. Supreme Court case](https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/395/486/), justices ruled that the House cannot refuse to seat a candidate whom voters in that person’s state have duly elected. [The GOP tokenized Herschel Walker](https://www.forbes.com/sites/shaunharper/2022/12/07/herschel-walkers-loss-in-georgia-senate-runoff-shows-why-tokenizing-black-people-usually-fails/?sh=1fa98b656a62), a former Heisman Trophy winner and pro football athlete who had no political experience, as it attempted to secure Georgia’s coveted seat in the U.S. He would’ve been more thoroughly vetted prior to being allowed to run for the seat to represent New York’s third congressional district. [in a statement he shared via Twitter](https://twitter.com/nicklalota/status/1607832712836009989/photo/1): “I believe a full investigation by the House Ethics Committee and, if necessary, law enforcement, is required.” The Republican-majority House is unlikely to expel Santos.

MANN: Diane Kaplan (ph) is a Democratic state senator who represents part of New York's 3rd Congressional District. She asked where Santos got $700,000 he ...

MANN: The Santos scandal has tarnished what was a bright spot for Republicans in the midterm elections. The GOP stumbled nationally last month but managed to build a razor-thin House majority, in part because of victories here in New York. If he is forced to step aside, it would trigger a special election in a fiercely competitive district. But in a federal financial disclosure document covering 2021 and 2022, Santos said his business, called the Devolder Organization, had begun producing millions of dollars in revenue and assets, some of which Santos says he loaned his political campaign. But in interviews this week, Santos has been defiant, blaming the scandal on liberal media. But Nassau County's Republican district attorney, Anne Donnelly, has also announced a probe to determine whether any of Santos' behavior violated the law. The Republican who misled voters about much of his life story is slated to be sworn in at the Capitol next week. Here he is again on WABC Radio. But a source has confirmed to NPR that the U.S. BRIAN MANN, BYLINE: Jorge Santos has acknowledged inventing or embellishing huge chunks of his official biography during the campaign on Long Island. If a crime was committed in this county, we will prosecute it, Donnelly said. I think it's stupid (laughter).

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz said Thursday, "While as a matter of course we do not comment on open investigations, we are reviewing whether Queens ...

He was very evasive," Lally said. Several people have asked the House Ethics Committee to investigate Santos. Um, and you know, now it's coming out that he might have been working at the call center for Dish Network," Zere said. "He wouldn't answer questions clearly. Santos' former opponent, Democrat Robert Zimmerman, said, "We saw the red flags. ... I hope he has finally come clean and has the opportunity to repair his trust with the community." "How dare you say that you are Jew-ish. "Very disappointed and, um, you know, I think he should step down. A spokesperson for the school said there are no records of him ever attending. Now, this is somebody who wasn't worth $5,000, and suddenly 12 months later, he is loaning his campaign $700,000 in cash." "The big one is the $700,000 loan that he claims he made to his campaign. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York were looking at his finances, including financial disclosure filings.