Rep.-Elect Santos Investigated Over Fabrications

Facts

• On Wednesday, Anne Donnelly, the Republican District Attorney in Nassau County, NY, announced her office would investigate representative-elect George Santos ((R-NY) after he admitted to 'embellishing' his resume. The office didn’t provide details about what type of crime it would be looking for.¹
• In an interview with the New York Post on Monday, Santos disclosed fabrications he made about his educational and professional experience while on the campaign trail.²
• The controversy stemmed from a recent New York Times article claiming Santos lied about attending Baruch College, which the university has no record of, as well as claiming that he worked at Citigroup & Goldman Sachs. The banks also have no record of his employment.³
• In regard to his professional experience at Citigroup and Goldman Sachs, Santos said he “never worked directly” for either financial firm, but he conducted business with them while he was VP of the investment company Link Bridge.⁴
• Santos also confessed that he never graduated from any university and said he's embarrassed he lied. As for allegations that he lied about his Jewish heritage, Santos said that despite having some Jewish background on his mother’s side, he never claimed to be Jewish and is “clearly Catholic.”²
• Some House Democrats have called on Santos to resign from his upcoming seat in Congress, saying if he doesn't, then the House GOP leader should call for a vote to expel him.⁵

Sources: ¹USA Today, ²New York Post, ³ITN, ⁴CNBC and ⁵The Hill.

Narratives

• Republican narrative, as provided by Newsbusters. Although lying on the campaign trail is inarguably an inexcusable move, the opposition and its cronies in the media are using this as a political tool to launch an assault on the GOP while conveniently turning a blind eye when one of their own does the same. Pres. Biden himself is no stranger to deceit, having plagiarized speeches, lied about attending an HBCU, and made false claims about his grades in law school.
• Democratic narrative, as provided by Rolling Stone. Santos lied and deceived the people he promised to represent. Now, even after admitting to his lies, he's trying to pin the blame on media outlets that simply reported the Congressman-elect's fabrications. Santos won't accept responsibility for his actions, and he's unfit to serve the people of New York.