Here’s how George Santos could still be removed from office The House Ethics Committee and Santos’s own colleagues could have the final say The Independent UK · Jan 25, 2023
Santos' "personal" loan wasn't personal But Santos did not say where the money for his campaign came from Salon · Jan 25, 2023
Republican liars go far beyond George Santos Republicans’ Faustian bargain — accepting the lies in return for power — meant that truth, honesty, character, and integrity were no longer requirements for public service in the GOP. Plenty of them take advantage of the new rules. Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 25, 2023
Kevin McCarthy loses his cool at reporters questioning his backing of George Santos ‘In all respect,’ House leader tells reporter after verbal lashing The Independent UK · Jan 25, 2023
George Santos denies he was a drag queen, but these 'Drag Race' stars aren't buying it Republican Rep. George Santos has thrown some shade at a "RuPaul's Drag Race" winner days after the New York congressman denied he was ever a drag queen in Brazil. Los Angeles Times · Jan 25, 2023
George Santos: The weirdest lies unravelling the US Republican politician The Brazilian-American politician has a purported background as a drag queen in Brazil, for instance Evening Standard · Jan 25, 2023
Kevin McCarthy reveals George Santos may be ousted from Congress But McCarthy will stand by him until then The Independent UK · Jan 25, 2023
George Santos admits ‘personal’ loans to campaign were not from personal funds New campaign finance filings reported by Daily Beast do not shed light on real source of $600,000 in funding The Guardian - US · Jan 25, 2023
George Santos ‘saddened’ after Republican senator calls him ‘nutty fruitcake bunny boiler’ ‘I don’t know if you have seen Fatal Attraction but there are people like that out there’ The Independent UK · Jan 25, 2023
McCarthy says Santos can be removed, but only for crimes WASHINGTON — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said George Santos, the embattled freshman representative from New York, could be removed from office if the chamber’s Ethics Committee determined that he had broken the law — but not until then. Tribune News Service · Jan 25, 2023
Rep. George Santos claims he was mugged in daylight near Trump Tower in NYC, and that the crooks stole his shoes NEW YORK — Republican U.S. Rep. George Santos claims in a newly surfaced interview that he was mugged in broad daylight a block from Trump Tower in Manhattan — and the crooks even took the shoes off his feet. Tribune News Service · Jan 24, 2023
Drag artist claims George Santos was liberal in Brazil but ‘went crazy’ when he moved to US Santos has performed at the kind of drag shows that other conservatives have smeared as efforts to groom children The Independent UK · Jan 24, 2023
Santos: I survived assassination attempt Santos claimed he and his husband were forced to have "a police escort standing in front of our house" Salon · Jan 24, 2023
Colbert on classified documents: ‘No one in executive branch has ever purchased a shredder?’ Late-night hosts discuss Biden’s documents issue and Donald Trump’s self-centered eulogy for a superfan The Guardian - US · Jan 24, 2023
The Independent UK · Jan 24, 2023 Video emerges of George Santos saying he’s the victim of an assassination plot ‘When we hung up, I actually let out a little scream of rage,’ interviewer says
Los Angeles Times · Jan 24, 2023 Commentary: Skeletons in your closet? No problem, you can be a GOP candidate On Jan. 16, Albuquerque police arrested Solomon Peña, a failed 2022 Republican candidate for the New Mexico state Legislature, for allegedly orchestrating shootings at the homes of four Democratic elected officials.
The Independent UK · Jan 24, 2023 George Santos news - live: Scandal-hit congressman complains at being called ‘nutty fruitcake bunny boiler’ Congressman George Santos has faced scrutiny after appearing to fabricate much of his resume
Tribune News Service · Jan 24, 2023 Leonard Greene: If Congressman Pants on Fire can get elected, then so can I As much as I’ve enjoyed my career in journalism, and the perks that have gone along with it, like playing basketball with Barack Obama, or exclusive interviews with the last three popes, I find myself thinking about the next chapter and how best to serve the public.
The Independent UK · Jan 23, 2023 From resume lies to criminal charges: A timeline of George Santos’ many scandals Examining a play-by-play of the strangest scandal to hit DC in recent memory
Axios · Jan 23, 2023 Democrats tee up showdown with McCarthy on committee seats Democrats are expected to try to put Rep. Ilhan Omar back on Foreign Affairs.
The Independent UK · Jan 23, 2023 ‘He was weird’: Publisher of Long Island newspaper that exposed Santos knew something was up years before election win The North Shore Leader was the first newspaper to expose falsehoods made by George Santos before the midterm elections
The Independent UK · Jan 23, 2023 Voters strongly favour embattled Rep George Santos resigning, poll finds The Long Island Republican shows no signs of leaving Congress
The Independent UK · Jan 23, 2023 In George Santos’s district, setting of The Great Gatsby, cries of ‘imposter’ abound George Santos rose to power by courting the same Long Island elite that Jay Gatsby fooled in F Scott Fitzgerald’s novel, but the residents he represents see him as a Great American Nightmare, Richard Hall reports.
The Independent UK · Jan 23, 2023 George Santos news - live: White House briefing room laughs at congressman as new drag videos emerge Congressman George Santos has faced scrutiny after appearing to fabricate much of his resume
Roll Call · Jan 23, 2023 McCarthy names Michael Guest to lead Ethics panel as George Santos questions loom - Roll Call Speaker Kevin McCarthy has named Mississippi Rep. Michael Guest to lead the Ethics Committee as questions about Rep. George Santos linger.