Statement from Congressman Dan Goldman After Speaker Kevin McCarthy Admits Prior Knowledge of George Santos’s Effort to Defraud the Electorate

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“Speaker Kevin McCarthy yesterday admitted to having direct knowledge of George Santos’s web of lies intended to dupe his voters into electing him, confirming reporting by the New York Times that House Republican leadership was aware of Mr. Santos’s fraudulent campaign while it was happening due to internal research that exposed his lies.

“Unfortunately, Speaker McCarthy’s confirmation of his knowledge of Mr. Santos’s deceit was itself deceptive and sparse, and he has still not explained what his response was to learning about the results of a ‘vulnerability study’ described in the Times about fabrications related to Mr. Santos’s educational background, his work for a Ponzi scheme, multiple evictions and a suspended driver’s license.

“Without further explanation, the public has no choice but to believe that Mr. McCarthy and his super PAC were complicit in concealing Mr. Santos’s lies in order to flip a seat in a win-at-all-costs effort to gain power.

“The Times’s reporting also exposed that House Republican Chair Elise Stefanik was even more deeply involved in the scheme than Speaker McCarthy, including by endorsing Mr. Santos, fundraising for him, and assisting him in replacing his campaign team members who resigned following the revelations in the vulnerability study.

“And yet, despite repeated questions from members of the press requesting transparency from Chairwoman Stefanik, she continues to cover up her knowledge of Mr. Santos’s fraudulent campaign by refusing to tell the public what she knew and when she knew it.

“Chairwoman Stefanik’s continued silence begs a simple question: why is she unable to deny involvement in a conspiracy to defraud the electorate?

“Unless Chairwoman Stefanik clearly states otherwise, we can only conclude that she was complicit in George Santos’s scheme, and that Mr. Santos’s effort to defraud his voters extended to the highest levels of Republican leadership.

“This was a scheme to defraud the voters of New York’s Third Congressional District and it must be investigated intensively. The American people deserve answers and those who were involved must be held accountable.”

RealApostate on January 18th, 2023 at 01:08 UTC »

Here's another Santos story that broke today... Just when you think Santos can't sink any lower, he defies expectations! That's what the GOP loves about him.

Disabled vet accuses George Santos of swiping $3K from his dying service dog's GoFundMe

RanchBaganch on January 17th, 2023 at 23:54 UTC »

Unfortunately, until Republicans start turning on their own, none of this matters. They, as a whole, are corrupt and their dishonor is a plus in their eyes.

elon_musk_sucks on January 17th, 2023 at 23:52 UTC »

“Speaker Kevin McCarthy yesterday admitted to having direct knowledge of George Santos’s web of lies intended to dupe his voters into electing him, confirming reporting by the New York Times that House Republican leadership was aware of Mr. Santos’s fraudulent campaign while it was happening due to internal research that exposed his lies.”

Crooks the lot of them