Santos Says He’ll Defy Resignation Demand By NY GOP

The Hill reports:

Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) on Wednesday said he would not resign from Congress despite pressure from New York Republicans urging him to do so over “lies and fabrication” he told about his background on the campaign trail.

“I will not,” Santos said to reporters in response to a direct question as he got on a Capitol elevator.

“George Santos’s campaign last year was a campaign of deceit, lies and fabrication,” Nassau County Republican Chairman Joseph Cairo said in a press conference Wednesday. “Today I am calling for his immediate resignation.”

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George Santos says he won’t resign amid pressure from local Republicanshttps://t.co/mLqSrL6SnJ

— Stephen Neukam (@stephen_neukam) January 11, 2023

Rep. George Santos requested a spot on the House Financial Services Committee, per source. He’s not going to get it.

“No,” McCarthy told me this AM when asked if Santos would sit on any of the key committees of Congress.
It’s unclear if Santos will get lower-profile committees pic.twitter.com/Rp6ydrdp06

— Manu Raju (@mkraju) January 11, 2023

Nassau County Republican Party Chair Joseph Cairo says Rep. George Santos (R-NY) claimed he had been a volleyball “star” at Baruch College — which he did not attend — and led his team to a “league championship.” pic.twitter.com/fjIp3n1Yo2

— The Recount (@therecount) January 11, 2023