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Investigations and complaints facing George Santos could bring serious penalties

Saturday, January 28 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Embattled New York Rep. George Santos insists he will serve out his term and has indicated it's up to his constituents to reelect him or vote him out of office, despite mounting controversy over his past falsehoods, scrutiny of his finances... Read More.

Santos lists new treasurer — who says he doesn’t work for the congressman

Thursday, January 26 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- With a disclosure filing deadline approaching as questions swirl around his use of campaign funds, embattled Rep. George Santos' campaign appears to be left without a treasurer. On Wednesday, several fundraising committees associated with the freshman congressman from New York filed amendments to... Read More.

George Santos now indicates $625K of loans to his campaign might not be ‘personal’

Thursday, January 26 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- New campaign disclosures from embattled Rep. George Santos suggest that at least $625,000 in campaign loans he had previously reported as self-funded might not be sourced from his "personal funds." Campaign finance experts say Santos, R-N.Y., may be violating campaign finance laws by... Read More.

Santos, who lauded Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill, denies claims he performed as drag queen

Thursday, January 19 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Embattled Rep. George Santos, who's facing calls to resign over a string of lies and exaggerations about his background, has denied reports that he performed as a drag queen years ago in Brazil. "The most recent obsession from the media claiming that I... Read More.

George Santos denies taking $3,000 intended for disabled veteran’s dying dog

Thursday, January 19 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Rep. George Santos this week denied a Navy veteran's claim that he allegedly ran a fundraiser for the veteran's ill dog in 2016 -- and then never shared the thousands raised. Santos, R-N.Y., has faced mounting criticism and calls to resign, including... Read More.

Republican firebrands get prominent committee assignments, Santos awarded two seats

Wednesday, January 18 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Using their new power after taking control of the House, Republicans have placed a number of controversial party figures on influential committees. Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Paul Gosar, who were removed from their committee posts in the previous Congress over inflammatory statements,... Read More.

NY congressman joins residents of Santos’ district to call for probe of his finances

Wednesday, January 18 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Democratic congressman Ritchie Torres joined residents of Republican Rep. George Santos's district in New York on Tuesday to call for a Federal Election Commission investigation of his campaign finances. "I'm here to show support for the Concerned Citizens of NY-03, who have been... Read More.

McCarthy insists he ‘always had a few questions’ about Santos’ resume

Tuesday, January 17 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- House Speaker Kevin McCarthy insisted Monday that he "always" had some questions related to now-Rep. George Santos' resume amid ongoing revelations about the lies and embellishments by the freshman lawmaker from New York. "I never knew all about his resume or not, but... Read More.

Santos drama puts House Republicans in political bind

Friday, January 13 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- House Republicans are in a bind over whether and how to punish embattled Rep. George Santos, a lawmaker who both attracts nonstop controversy and holds a critical seat in the narrowly divided chamber. The New York Republican, who has lied about or embellished... Read More.

Santos again rejects calls to resign, says all ‘142,000 voters’ would need to ask him to

Thursday, January 12 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- After flatly rejecting calls to step down, embattled Republican Rep. George Santos told reporters on Thursday, "If 142 people ask for me to resign, I'll resign." He later told ABC News that he meant "142,000 voters who voted for me" would have to... Read More.

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