Rep. George Santos (N.Y.), the freshman Republican whose lies about his biography have triggered multiple federal, local and House investigations, announced on Monday that will run for reelection.
Santos is facing a House Ethics panel investigation and has stepped down from his House committee assignments. He has fabricated details about his education, work, athletic achievements, ancestry and his mother’s presence at the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001.
The announcement comes weeks after he filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission allowing him to raise money for a reelection campaign and, if needed, legal fees connected to the investigations he is facing., a military veteran turned business executive who promised “to restore honesty and integrity” to the district.
When reached on his cellphone Monday, Santos hung up after the caller identified himself as a Washington Post reporter.and several state and federal investigations are looking into the freshman lawmaker, who has been dogged by allegations of theft and financial wrongdoing in addition to fabricating much of his supposed education and professional background.
Santos has resisted bipartisan calls for him to resign, as has House Speaker Kevin McCarthy , who said Santos as legally elected and seated without objection. House Republicans assigned Santos to
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