Two House Democrats from New York on Sunday issued a call to Republican leaders to cooperate fully with investigations into Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) amid reporting that certain GOP leaders were at least partially aware of Santos' litany of falsehoods.

Driving the news: Santos has become a political flashpoint — with a large swath of Republicans calling for his resignation — after revelations he fabricated vast portions of his resume and probes into his financial disclosures, campaign finances and outstanding legal issues.

• New reporting from the New York Times published Friday revealed that Santos' trail of falsehoods was known about in late 2021, when his campaign commissioned a preemptive vulnerability study to identify information that political opponents might seize upon.
• The study turned up some of the falsehoods that have since become public, including Santos' fraudulent claims of having academic degrees he never received, per the Times.
• "Mr. Santos inspired no shortage of suspicion during his 2022 campaign, including in the upper echelons of his own party," the Times wrote.
• "Well-connected supporters suspected him of lying and demanded to see his résumé. Another former campaign vendor warned a state party official about what he believed were questionable business practices. And the head of the main House Republican super PAC told some lawmakers and donors that he believed Mr. Santos’s story did not add up," the Times added.

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