On Monday, The Daily Beast reported that Rep.-elect George Santos (R-NY) issued an apology for making up several aspects of his life story in his campaign — but still went out of his way to assail and threaten journalists at The New York Times for blowing the lid off his false claims.
"The 34-year-old called into a talk radio show for an interview with WABC to address the Times investigation," reported Jake Lahut. "'Well, the record is, I don't know what my options are,' Santos said when asked if he would sue the publication."
Santos, a Brazilian immigrant, made several claims about himself in the course of his congressional campaign that have come under scrutiny. He claimed to have graduated from Baruch College and New York University, which have no records of his attendance, and that he went on to work for Goldman Sachs and Citigroup, which have no records of his employment. An openly gay man, he claims to have lost four coworkers from his company at the Pulse Nightclub shooting in Orlando, but none of the identified victims have a record at the firms mentioned in his biography. And he claimed to have run a charity called Friends of Pets United, which rescued thousands of dogs and cats — a charity that does not appear anywhere in IRS tax records.
Subsequent reporting revealed Santos may also have made up being part Jewish and his family having escaped the Holocaust. Even his claim to have come out as a gay man a decade ago doesn't add up, as records show he was married...
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