Rep. George Santos (R-Y) is approaching another vote that could expel him from Congress; It’s an action that follows a series of lies and claims that have left the Republican in hot water.
Earlier this year, Santos survived two attempts to alienate him from Congress, followed by a third on November 1. He previously admitted to lying about some aspects of his identity and was indicted this year on campaign finance-related charges.
More recently, a House ethics report was released following an investigation into the Representative, which revealed even more concerning actions from the Representative’s past.
The lies and allegations have piled up and now Santos faces another expulsion vote on Thursday.
Since the initial expulsion vote, Santos has announced that he will not run for re-election and said that being expelled from Congress would be a major punishment. “Badge of honor.”
Santos has compiled a list of both serious and ridiculous lies and allegations, from lies about an undercover drag queen’s past to misuse of campaign finance. Here are six crazy moments to come from the saga of Santos’ collapse.
His resume? All lies.
Santos spun a series of lies about his college education, work history and identity during the 2021 campaign, and those lies finally caught up with him this year.
Santos, who is running for New York representative requested He said he graduated cum laude from Baruch College, received an MBA from New York University, worked at Citigroup and Goldman Sachs, and is of Jewish descent.
All of these statements, among others, were rejected. Last year, he admitted that the allegations were unfounded and explained some of them as follows: “Embellishments” to your resume.
His anti-LGBTQ stance was shaken by the revelation of his transgender past.
While there’s nothing wrong with drag, it becomes an issue when you’re a member of Congress who strongly supports anti-LGBTQ legislation. Santos’ conservative stance came under fire after reports surfaced that he was. Performed in Brazilian drag performances.
In January, a Brazilian drag performer posted a photo on social media of himself with another person dressed in drag who he claimed was Santos. The New York congresswoman quickly denied the allegations in an op-ed. to post He said reports about X were “categorically false” and “outrageous”.
“The media’s latest obsession with claiming that I am a drag Queen or that I ‘perform’ as a drag Queen is categorically false,” she wrote of results. “I will neither be distracted nor surprised by this.”
However, when journalists pressed him on the issue, Santos backtracked and implied that he was the person in the photo published by the drag performer.
“No, I wasn’t a transvestite in Brazil, guys. I was young and had fun at a festival. “Sue me because I have a life,” Santos told reporters in January. According to NBC News.
Santos allegedly spoofed a fake animal charity and defrauded a disabled veteran and his sick service dog.
In January, a disabled Navy veteran claimed Santos defrauded him in 2016 while he was homeless and his service dog was sick. The representative allegedly Raised $3,000 to cover surgery costs for service dog. But the veteran said he never received the money.
According to reports, a person named Anthony Devolder, a version of Santos’ full name, allegedly contacted the veteran and said his organization, Friends of Pets United, could help remove the tumor from the dog’s stomach. Santos later set up a GoFundMe to raise $3,000, which was reportedly never sent to the veteran.
In X, Santos denied claims She wrote of the scam: “The news that I would allow a dog to die is shocking and insane. My work in animal advocacy has been a labor of love and hard work.”
Santos during his campaign requested o established the animal charity and conducted an investigation by New York Times It revealed that Santos used the organization to raise money but later pocketed the donations.
He claimed that Chinese communists kidnapped his nephew.
during a Interview with the Times In October, Santos described how his opposition to the Chinese Communist Party put someone in his family at risk.
Santos claimed that his 5-year-old nephew was kidnapped for a short time by people affiliated with the Chinese Communist Party in Queens, New York, and that his nephew disappeared in a playground in the city and was seen on security cameras 40 minutes later. two Chinese men.
“Look, I don’t want to get into conspiracy theory,” Santos said. “But you know if the shoe fits, right?”
But it was there There is no evidence indicating Let alone his nephew was kidnapped by someone affiliated with the Chinese Communist Party.
“We found nothing to suggest this was true,” a senior law enforcement official told the Times. “I would think, ‘He made that up.’”
He allegedly defrauded campaign donors by stealing their identities.
With recent reports, investigations and criminal charges, Santos’ misuse of campaign finances and lying to donors is on everyone’s radar.
Santos allegedly stole the identities of campaign donors and charged thousands of dollars to their credit cards without their permission. It was reported that some of the money was transferred to his own bank account.
Representative accused At the beginning of this year, a lawsuit was filed on 23 charges of fraud, money laundering, identity theft and making false statements. He has pleaded not guilty and a criminal trial is scheduled for September 2024.
Reports It also showed Santos spending $26,000 worth of campaign funds at an Italian restaurant in Queens, New York.
And she spent her campaign money on OnlyFans, Botox and more.
The damning House ethics report released earlier this month exposed yet another of Santos’ lies.
After a months-long investigation into Santos, the report Spent campaign funds on a range of services and products including Botox, Sephora, spa treatments, an OnlyFans subscription and luxury accessories for herself.
Santos called the report “biased” and claimed the House ethics committee had gone to “extraordinary efforts” to smear him.