The controversy surrounding New York Rep.George Santoscontinued during his first full week in Congress. As Democrats are urging the House Ethics Committee to formally investigate Santos for fabricating significant portions of his past, Majority LeaderSteve Scalisesays that the House GOP has its own plan.
“This is something that’s being handled internally,” Scalise told reporters,ABC News reports. “Obviously, there were concerns about what we had heard and so we’re gonna have to sit down and talk to him about it. And that’s something that we’re going to deal with. Just like there’s a lot of other things we’re going to deal with.”
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Santos, who was sworn in to office last week, has been courting controversy for the past several weeks, after a bombshellNew York Timesreport alleged that much of his biography could not be substantiated.
“I didn’t graduate from any institution of higher learning,” he told theNew YorkPost. “I’m embarrassed and sorry for having embellished my resume. I own up to that … we do stupid things in life.”
But many questions about Santos' background remain, including those about his finances. Late last month, outlets includingThe New York TimesandCBS Newsreported that Santos wasunder federal investigationregarding his financial disclosures.
The news of the federal investigation into Santos' finances came just hours after the Nassau County District Attorney’s Office in New York announced Wednesday that it, too,is investigating the incoming lawmaker.
source: people.com
