For the GOP’s Andy Ogles, latest false claims add to his troubles

When it comes to congressional mendacity, former Rep. George Santos is a special case, though it’d be a mistake to suggest the New York Republican has no competition. Take Republican Rep. Andy Ogles of Tennessee, for example. Last fall,

, the CBS affiliate in Nashville, reported that Ogles’ finance reports showed that he’d made a $320,000 personal loan to his campaign. That was difficult to believe, since the congressman’s financial disclosures suggested he didn’t have $320,000. As the local outlet reported this week, Ogles has now effectively conceded that his earlier claims weren’t true.

uncovered quite a few instances in which the Tennessee Republican falsely described himself as an economist, falsely boasted about his law enforcement career, and even exaggerated his work at a non-profit organization. After ignoring the controversy for a brief while, Ogles’ spokesperson eventually told Fox News Digital that he’d simply “condensed” his résumé “for the sake of brevity,” which was an odd response to evidence that the GOP lawmaker made brazenly untrue claims.

returned to the subject, it uncovered additional details that made matters a bit worse: Ogles also failed to tell the truth about his academic background — including what his degree is in — and he falsely claimed to be a graduate of Vanderbilt’s business school.

reported, “Ogles has refused to provide evidence of what he did with the money.” It’s against this backdrop that the GOP congressman also claimed he made a $320,000 personal loan to his campaign, and Ogles’ latest paperwork makes clear that this claim wasn’t true, either. To date, congressional Republican leaders haven’t commented on or expressed any concerns about Ogles’ unfortunate record. This post updates our related earlier coverage.

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