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“Well, you saw him seated last week, there were no challenges to that. This is something that’s being handled internally. Obviously, there were concerns about what we had heard. And so we’re going to 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.” – House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, suggesting to reporters that nobody objected to George Santos being sworn-in.
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise sidesteps question as to whether Rep. George Santos (R-NY) should be a member of Congress after lying about his background:
“This is something that’s being handled internally.” pic.twitter.com/qpywZk4hPW
— The Recount (@therecount) January 10, 2023
Reps. Dan Goldman and Ritchie Torres, two Democratic congressmen from New York, are formally requesting that the House Committee on Ethics investigate Santos.
House Republicans voted last night to severely weaken the committee. https://t.co/jmIk3eVLUw
— The Recount (@therecount) January 10, 2023
The congressmen also took a trip to Santos’ office this morning with a copy of their investigation request: https://t.co/dFBMwloM20
— The Recount (@therecount) January 10, 2023
Pete Aguilar: “Kevin McCarthy owns George Santos — lock, stock, and barrel … that’s the only reason why he was seated, is to give George Santos that ability to vote for Kevin McCarthy” pic.twitter.com/osnu4VSvI9
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) January 10, 2023
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy — who has refused to comment about Rep. George Santos’ apparent lies over his past — told me this tonight when asked how he plans to handle it.
“You know how I handle internal stuff I handle it internally. I’m sure, at times, I’ll come tell you.”
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) January 10, 2023