The justice of the State of New York opened Wednesday, December 28 a preliminary investigation into the “amazing inventions” of a newly elected Republican congressman in the US Congress, who admitted having grossly lied on his CV and who was forced to resign.
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George Santos, who won a seat from the Democrats in the November 8 legislative elections for the Nassau County constituency (a part of Long Island east of New York City) had confessed on Monday to having “improved his CV”.
“No one is above the law”
“The many inventions and inconsistencies related to the parliamentarian-elect (George) Santos are simply astounding”thundered in a press release relayed by the local New York press the prosecutor for the district of Nassau Anne Donnelly.
This Republican magistrate defended “the people of Nassau and other areas of the Third Precinct (who) should enjoy an honest and accountable representative in Congress” in Washington. ‘No one is above the law and if a crime has been committed in this county, we will prosecute it’ in court, committed the prosecutor.
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George Santos admitted never having worked for the big American banks Goldman Sachs or Citigroup, nor having a university degree from New York University (NYU), contrary to what he claimed.
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This son of Brazilian immigrants born in Queens, one of the five boroughs of New York City, however categorically brushed aside the idea of giving up the seat he is supposed to occupy from January 3 in the House of Representatives. He told the ” New York Post » “not to be a criminal”.
These lies on several points of his biography were revealed in December by an investigation by the ” New York Times “. Several members of the Democratic Party have called on Republican Opposition Leader Kevin McCarthy to hold a vote to oust George Santos if he refuses to step down.
The state of New York, rather favorable to the Democratic party and led by the governor of this center-left organization Kathy Hochul, has seen several seats in the House of Representatives switch to the Republican side. The Republican Party will thus benefit from a narrow majority in the lower house of Congress in Washington, but the Democrats will keep their majority in the Senate.
