- A prospective staffer secretly recorded Rep. George Santos, Talking Points Memo reported.
- In the recording, Santos remarks that he "lied to everyone."
- Santos is under pressure over a series of claims he made were exposed as fabrications.
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Rep. George Santos said "I've obviously f***ed up and lied to him, like I lied to everyone else," in audio leaked by a prospective staffer and obtained by Talking Points Memo.
The New York Republican is facing calls to resign after a series of claims he made about his career, education and personal history were exposed as fabrications.
The recording was reportedly made on January 30 inside Santos' office by Derek Myers, a journalist and prospective staffer that Santos ultimately decided not to hire.
Initially, they have a bizarre conversation about Brazilian candy, ties from thrift stores and Colombian Botox.
Santos then veers to addressing whether he will keep Myers on as a staffer, and raises the fact that Myers faces charges in Ohio over recording court testimony.
"It's not concerning to us, it's concerning to this institution," said Santos.
Myers told...
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