Knowledge of Santos’ lies apparently wasn’t limited to the congressman himself. We now have two reports of GOP insiders who knew the then-candidate was a fraud. (via MaddowBlog)
that senior House Republicans were aware of the Republican’s deceptions, and the topic had become a “running joke” among some GOP insiders ahead of last year’s midterm elections.
The Republican researchers were so alarmed by Santos’ record that they urged him to end his candidacy in order to avoid future humiliation. When he proceeded with his campaign anyway, some GOP operatives resigned.
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