A New York state judge on Wednesday opened a preliminary hearing into the “astounding findings” of a newly elected Republican congressman who admitted grossly lying on his CV and is being forced to resign.
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George Santos, who wrested a seat from Democrats in the Nov. 8 legislative election for Nassau County, a stretch of Long Island east of New York City, admitted Monday that he “beautified his CV.”
“Many discoveries and contradictions are attached to the elected Member of Parliament [George] Santos is simply amazing,” Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly said in a press release published by a local New York newspaper.
This Republican magistrate “protected the people of Nassau and other parts of the Third District [qui] Washington must have an honest and responsible representative in Congress.
“No one is above the law and if a crime has been committed in this district, we will prosecute it,” the lawyer said.
Contrary to his claims, Mr. Santos agreed.
Born in Queens, one of New York City’s five boroughs, the son of Brazilian immigrants, however, has categorically dismissed the idea of giving up his seat in the House of Representatives, which he is due to hold starting Jan. 3.
He said New York Post “Don’t be guilty”.
These lies on several points in his biography were revealed by the inquiry in December The New York Times.
Several members of the Democratic Party have called on Republican opposition leader Kevin McCarthy to organize a vote to oust Mr Santos if he refuses to step down.
New York State has seen many seats in the House of Representatives shift to Republicans, in favor of the Democratic Party, led by Governor Cathy Hochul of the center-left organization.
Republicans would thus benefit from a narrow majority in the lower house of Congress in Washington, but Democrats would retain their majority in the Senate.
