Rep.-elect George Santos is getting dumped like a bad habit by Republicans in his Long Island-based home district after a long list of lies.
McCarthy has not yet spoken publicly about Santos, who is being probed by Nassau County DA Anne Donnelly and the— with the latter investigation reportedly focusing on his murky finances.
“Because what he did was not normal, and you know, while I was very angry with him when he first announced that those were lies, the fact of the matter is I feel sad for him now, and I think he needs help,” Blakeman added. “And I think he needs to address those emotional issues because as I said, a normal person wouldn’t do that.”, has called for the House Ethics Committee to look into Santos, opening up another potential avenue for sanction.
“The residents of Nassau County and other parts of the 3rd District must have an honest and accountable representative in Congress,” Donnelly said. “No one is above the law and if a crime was committed in this county, we will prosecute it.” State Sen. Anna Kaplan said Democrats and the media had flagged problems with Santos ahead of the election — but Republicans supported him anyway in pursuit of flipping the district held by retiring Rep. Tom Suozzi of Nassau County.
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