NY Congressman-elect George Santos won a House seat on Long Island during the midterm elections. But now, a state GOP leader says there are “serious” accusations that much of Santos' biography and resume were fabricated.
However, Murray offered no facts, evidence or documents to contradict the Times article, which also found Santos appears to have fabricated key details of his business career.Santos has frequently pointed to his success outside politics as an example of the American dream.
In a statement to NPR, a Citi spokesperson said they were"unable to confirm Mr. Santos' employment with Citi."Santos, who is gay, also claimed inlast month that his employees died in 2016 when a gunman opened fire at the Pulse, a gay night club in Orlando, Fla. His surprising win came as part of a Republican red wave in New York that helped give the GOP a razor-thin majority in the House of Representatives.
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