Democrats are calling for Rep.-elect George Santos, a New York Republican who flipped a pivotal House seat on Long Island, to resign before even taking office after he admitted to lying extensively about his professional and educational background.
In interviews with the New York Post and WABC radio, Santos acknowledged that he had fabricated a number of claims about his work history and education during his two campaigns for Congress, describing his falsehoods as "having embellished his résumé."
Santos denied reporting in the New York Times, however, which suggested that he had been convicted of a crime in his native Brazil. "I am not a criminal," Santos said in his interview with WABC radio host John Catsimatidis. "Not here, not abroad, in any jurisdiction in the world have I ever committed any crimes."
"To get down to the nitty-gritty, I'm not a fraud," Santos added. "I'm not a criminal who defrauded the entire country and made up this fictional character and ran for Congress. I've been around a long time. I mean, a lot of people know me. They know who I am. They've done business dealings with me."
In fact, Santos has faced made numerous claims about his professional history that he has now admitted were false. In media interviews and campaign materials, he said he had worked for Goldman Sachs and Citigroup. He never worked for either firm in any capacity.
He also said he had earned a college degree from New York's Baruch College and had attended New York University,...
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