New York Republican George Santos is under fire for embellishing his personal background. Now, his lies are turning into potential legal battles.
RELATED: Kevin McCarthy defends George Santos: 'I'm standing by him'
The representative has been under fire for lying about his education and work history. He admitted to embellishing his resume and religion, called himself Jewish before pivoting to say he's “Jew-ish.”
Santos' colleagues in the House have called for him to resign over the lies, including former Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wis., who said Santos "hoaxed his voters." The Nassau County District Attorney in Santos' district launched an investigation into the representative.
Despite the calls to resign, Santos has said he will serve out his term.
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Trump set the standard with his lies! Santos is just following his lead
@Sue Howie you set the standard with your lies when you don’t take responsibility for touching & sniffing young children just like your hero Biden ..Democratic pigs !
@In YouTube jail Trump set the standard with his lies..
Come-on, trump’s over 30,000 lies proven..Are you ok?
@ghost man scores If you have any education, it’s easy to Google, tap the little mic, and just say, which president has lied the most. If you learn how to do this, you will be able to teach yourself how to get facts.
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I like the way that the smiling black security man runs interference fo Santos.
I wonder if he’ll still be smiling when Santos can’t, or more likely, won’t pay him.
If Santos is breathing, he’s lying.
He’d like about breathing 😂
That gave me a chuckle.
Remind you of anyone else you know the biggest lier of them all chump
Santos is the perfect poster-child for the Republican party.
All McCarthy does is defend Santos, oh ya he defends trump too..🤔
He’s great for the country. A true patriot!!!!
@Joseph Floyd 🤣
… THE MOST INTELLIGENT REPUBLICAN ….. GOOD ON YOU GEORGE, YOU USED THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY WEAPON = THE LIES …… AND YOU WON THE ELECTION ……. IF IS ANY LAW, EVERY SINGLE DEMOCRAT SHOULD BE FIRED INCLUDING BIDEN AND KAMALA ………… CONGRATULATIONS GEORGE SANTOS
… EVERY SINGLE DEMOCRAT LIE MORE THAN SANTOS
Every time there is a reporter around Santos is “on the phone”.
Talking to his answering machine.
Not true, he will probably change his name after this fiasco.
Fake!
A liar is not what he thinks he is, he is what he hides.
Hopefully, a full term in prison. 😎
No Honor! No Vote, Wake up, and be responsible for your vote because, we are to blame for every crook walking the halls of our government.
Everybody needs a quick complain about George he’s one of the best
He’s not going to be able to serve his full term. The only full term Santos is about to fulfill is his upcoming jail term.
People everywhere are lining up to buy a copy of Santos’ new book “Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Telling The Truth But Were Afraid To Ask”
Would be more amazed if you had evidence of him telling the truth.
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You can tell santos is enjoying the attention he’s getting 😊
His 15 mins of fame,
give this man the attention he so desperately craves good job guys he’s getting all the attention he wants doesn’t matter if it’s positive or negative
Punctuation will never go out of style among the intelligent.
@Eric Inman stream of consciousness is just fine. Only the very old insist on English the way they were taught. There are few standards to be held nowadays. Get used to it, and pine the loss, as many like myself do.
He loves every minute of it. He’s made it.
I’m disgusted with my party. Thinking it’s time for a change….
Kevin McCarthy cares more about Kevin McCarthy the speaker than to hear his constituents.
Santos is accepting a four year volleyball scholarship to Trump University.
The biggest issue here is that he’s in a position of power with the potential for lifetime monetary and health benefits based on fabricated accomplishments. Even fast joints do background checks, man.
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Keep it up New York! The whole country is counting on you to get rid of that grifter.
How can he do his job if you can’t believe anything he says. If he there for two years he will receive a check for the rest of his life. We shouldn’t have to pay a liar.