A flurry of questions emerged surrounding the campaign of the embattled freshman Rep. George Santos, who has been caught fabricating many aspects of his life story, and has had to admit that he lied about his education, work history and personal life.
, which conveniently falls just below the $200 minimum for which the FEC requires a receipt.
Calls continue to grow from both sides of the aisle for the congress member’s resignation, while the Republican House leadership stands by Santos, recently seating him on two House committees. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy did say on Tuesday, however, that if the Ethics Committee finds that Santos broke the law, he will be removed from Congress.
If we look at a lot of the lies that he has recently been held accountable for, these are lies he told before he was elected into office. And the dynamics were a little different — people weren't checking up on everything he said. So he might have just developed his social routine for what he wanted to get in life.It's very frequent lying that's oftentimes compulsive in nature.
George Santos's lies seem a bit more calculated. He is clearly trying to cultivate a particular image of himself that would present himself as a more electable individual.If we look at people who choose to go into politics, they seem to be typical in the sense of how honest they are. But we also found, in studies that looked at who gets reelected, we find that politicians who are willing to lie are significantly more likely to be reelected.
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