Rep-elect Nick LaLota (R) said the House Ethics Committee and law enforcement should consider Santos’ falsehoods.
Two newly elected Republicans from New York have spoken out against fellow party member George Santos, R-N.Y. after he admitted to fabricating parts of his resume.
Newly elected representatives Nick LaLota and Anthony D’Esposito released comments on Tuesday demanding that Santos be honest with voters and face an ethical inquiry or even criminal charges for making up portions of his background during the campaign.
According to Lakota, “as a Navy man who ran on restoring accountability and integrity to our government,” a comprehensive inquiry by the House Ethics Committee and, if necessary, criminal enforcement is required. The people of New York and the Republicans in the House need to know the truth to focus on governing effectively.
D’Esposito said that “neighbors across Long Island are terribly saddened and rightly angered” by Santos’ false claims.
“‘Coming clean’ about Santos’ schooling, employment experience, and other difficulties was an essential first step, but he must continue along this path of honesty going forward. I’ve always believed public servants should be forthright and honest in their dealings with the public; now is the time for Mr. Santos to follow suit. “Moreover, he said.
Long Island Republican Jack Santos, who presented himself as an openly homosexual Jewish son of Brazilian immigrants, won over enough votes in New York’s 3rd Congressional District in November to flip the seat for Republicans. However, he lied about his educational background, saying he had studied finance at Baruch and worked for Goldman Sachs and Citibank.
His putative employers verified to Fox News that Santos never worked for them. Baruch College stated that he never attended their institution after an inquiry by the New York Times found that substantial aspects of his history were fake.
Santos admitted to inflating his CV and lying about graduating from college in an interview with the New York Post published on Monday.
He affirmed, “I am not a criminal.” I’m ashamed that I padded my resume, and I apologize.
The controversial politician told the Post that he is “Catholic” but that his mother’s family was Jewish, so he is “Jew-ish.” He also refuted claims that he claimed to be Jewish. According to the Forward, he made this claim despite having previously told pro-Israel groups that he was a “proud American Jew” during his congressional campaign. He also lied about his Jewish ancestry, claiming that his ancestors had to flee the Nazis in Ukraine and Belgium.
House Democrats jumped on the scandal and demanded the Republican leadership force, Santos, to retire or remove him from the next Congress. Robert Zimmerman, who lost to Santos in the election, has demanded that Santos resign and run against him in a new election.
Meanwhile, on Wednesday, a Republican district attorney in New York’s Nassau County started an investigation into whether or not Santos had committed any crimes due to his false statements.