Key takeaways:
- New York Republican Rep. George Santos has admitted to “embellishing” his resume but has maintained he is “not a criminal.”
- New York Democratic Reps. Daniel Goldman and Ritchie Torres sent a letter to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and GOP Conference Chair Rep. Elise Stefanik, asking them to disclose their “knowledge of Mr. Santos’s web of deceit prior to the election.
- The controversy surrounding Santos has raised questions about the vetting process for candidates and the role of party leaders in ensuring the accuracy of candidates’ backgrounds.
Amid growing pressure for his resignation, New York Republican Rep. George Santos has admitted to “embellishing” his resume but has maintained he is “not a criminal.” House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer called Santos “a bad guy” in an interview Sunday with CNN’s Jake Tapper on “State of the Union.”
In response, New York Democratic Reps. Daniel Goldman and Ritchie Torres sent a letter to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and GOP Conference Chair Rep. Elise Stefanik, asking them to disclose their “knowledge of Mr. Santos’s web of deceit prior to the election so that the public understands whether and to what extent you were complicit in Mr. Santos’s fraud on his voters.”
Santos, a freshman Republican lawmaker, is facing scrutiny after he lied and misrepresented his educational, work and family history, including falsely claiming he was Jewish and the descendant of Holocaust survivors.
More House Republicans on Sunday stopped short of calling on Santos to resign, while Goldman and Torres made a fresh push for more information from GOP leaders.
The controversy surrounding Santos has raised questions about the vetting process for candidates and the role of party leaders in ensuring the accuracy of candidates’ backgrounds. The letter from Goldman and Torres is the latest effort to get to the bottom of the scandal and ensure that the public is aware of the extent of the deception.
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