Homocons

Brazilian Fraud Victim Calls Santos “A Professional Liar”

CNN reports:   A Brazilian former shop clerk allegedly defrauded out of more than $1,300 by George Santos has a message to voters who cast ballots for the Republican congressman-elect: “Don’t feel guilty, he does that really well. He’s a professional liar.” In an interview with CNN on Wednesday, Bruno Simões said that Santos in 2008 paid for merchandise using …

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REPORT: George Santos Facing Queens Eviction Again

The Daily Beast reports: Rep. George Santos is once again on the move. At least, that’s what the embattled Republican congressman-elect told The Daily Beast this week, in response to questions about the Queens apartment he’s been staying at with his sister. It turns out, according to court records, his sister was already facing potential eviction for failure to pay …

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Websites For Rep-Elects Wrongly Declare Swearing-In

New York City’s NBC affiliate reports: Tuesday did not go smoothly for embattled Long Island Rep.-elect George Santos. To start the day, he refused to comment to reporters late Tuesday morning while hurriedly blowing by a media scrum, leading them on something of a chase en route to his Washington, D.C., office. After racing through what appeared, at times, to …

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Santos Shunned By Fellow Reps Amid House Chaos

The Daily Beast reports: George Santos has already hit a dead end on his first day in Congress. While the admitted liar — who’s now under federal and local investigation — the Republican’s first day of work suggests the next two years might be an uphill battle for him. Santos arrived at the U.S. Capitol without his husband—and his wedding …

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Santos Flees Reporters’ Questions In Capitol [VIDEO]

The Washington Post reports: Members are beginning to arrive to gavel in the 118th Congress. Of course, it remains unclear when members will be sworn in, given that privilege is reserved for the new speaker. The mood so far is jovial. A lot of members have brought their kids and grandkids on the floor. Members from both sides of the …

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George Santos: “I’m Supporting McCarthy On All Votes”

Semafor reports: If McCarthy can’t secure the gavel after the first ballot, House members will have to keep voting until they’ve picked somebody as speaker. One relatively ardent McCarthy supporter told Semafor that they would probably be willing to go up to 12 rounds of voting, which would likely last between 3 and 4 days. Meanwhile, a senior Republican staffer …

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Republican Rep-Elect Rips Santos As “Embarrassing”

“Listen, his conduct is embarrassing and unbecoming, and it is certainly a distraction. There are multiple investigations as you said. I have said he should cooperate fully with those investigations. “His election has been certified, so he will be seated in this Congress. But ultimately, obviously, we will see what the investigations come back with. “There are numerous investigations at …

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George Santos To Be Sworn-In Today As Charges Loom

CNN reports: Congressman-elect George Santos of New York is scheduled to be sworn in to Congress on Tuesday as he faces mounting scrutiny and condemnation over lies about his biography and amid an investigation by federal prosecutors into his finances. All incoming members of the 118th Congress are scheduled to be sworn in following the vote for House speaker at …

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Brazil To Revive Fraud Charges Against George Santos

The New York Times reports: When Representative-elect George Santos takes his seat in Congress on Tuesday, he will do so under the shadow of active investigations by federal and local prosecutors into potential criminal activity during his two congressional campaigns. But an older criminal case may be more pressing: Brazilian law enforcement authorities intend to revive fraud charges against Mr. …

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Top George Santos Ally Elise Stefanik Remains Silent

The Albany Times-Union reports: Neither Stefanik’s office nor her campaign responded to a request for comment on Santos, who is the subject of multiple investigations into his background and — more perilously — the sources of his personal wealth and campaign funds. Progressives have resurfaced a May tweet from Stefanik in which she posed with Santos following a campaign fundraiser …

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NYT Interviews Former Boyfriend Of George Santos

The New York Times reports: One who was close to Mr. Santos was Pedro Vilarva. Mr. Vilarva met Mr. Santos in 2014, when he was 18 and Mr. Santos was 26. Mr. Vilarva found him charming and sweet. They dated for a few months before Mr. Santos suggested they move in together. Mr. Vilarva said he felt on top of …

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CNN: Santos Voters Split On Whether He Should Resign

Mediaite reports: Voters of Rep.-elect George Santos (R-NY) expressed to CNN how they feel about him given the lies he told about his background, though they were split on whether he should resign. “I am completely betrayed,” said Santos voter Teodora Choolfaian. “George Santos is a fraud,” she added. “I no longer support him.” Regarding his false claims of being …

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GOP Rep: Give George Santos A “Second Chance”

The Hill reports: Rep. Kevin Brady (R-Texas) said on Sunday that Rep.-elect George Santos (R-N.Y.) must take “huge steps” to regain public trust after Santos admitted to lying about his background on the campaign trail. But the Texas Republican, who is leaving Congress, also said Santos could be forgiven by the GOP for owning up to the false statements and …

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Santos: “I Helped Develop Carbon Capture Technology”

“As far as oil, we can fix this. Bring back energy independence. Keystone XL pipeline. Stop creating limits for the permits already out there. “Allow our men and women who are there drilling responsibly with carbon capture technology that I helped develop and fundraise for. “In my career, I’ve had a very extensive role in gas and oil in this …

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Santos Claimed He Was Diagnosed With A Brain Tumor

Gothamist reports: In a March 2020 video episode of the Empire State Conservatives Podcast — which has since been made private on YouTube — Santos tells the hosts that he “battled a brain tumor a couple of years ago.” “I had radiation done, which really, really lowers your immunity in general,” Santos said, recounting his experience with COVID-19 in the …

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MAGA Site Hails “Hero” Santos For Owning The Libs

From the right wing site American Spectator: Everybody is wrong about George Santos. He’s not a villain, he’s a hero. Santos is, whether wittingly or otherwise, doing something Rush Limbaugh used to do to great effect: he’s illustrating absurdity by being absurd. Think of Santos as a performance artist. He’s like the NASCAR driver who, seeing a wreck in front …

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Report: Santos Lied About Being Mugged Of Rent Money

Gothamist reports: Six years ago, Rep.-elect George Santos claimed to have been mugged on his way to pay $2,250 in back rent on his Queens apartment, according to court eviction records, but the NYPD has no record of the attack. Santos’ claim came in a sworn statement filed in connection with his threatened eviction from a Queens apartment. He said …

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Homocon Liar Plans Shady Fundraiser For Swearing-In

The New York Post reports: The 34-year-old Republican — who admitted earlier this week to lying about his work background, academic credentials and ancestry during his successful campaign for the House of Representatives — is offering supporters a bus trip to DC, lunch and a “Team Santos Tour” of the US Capitol’s grounds, while asking VIPs to chip in $500 …

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Landlord Says Santos Trashed His Queens Apartment

The New York Post reports: Three months ago, Rep.-elect George Santos and his sister, Tiffany Lee Devolder Santos, packed their bags and left their two-year Queens rental in a bad state, The Post can report. The landlord and building owner of 151-47 12th Ave. in Whitestone told The Post the two always paid their rent on time, but left the …

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More Shady Details Emerge About Santos’s Finances

The New York Times reports: The company was called Cleaner 123, and over the course of four months, it received nearly $11,000 from the campaign of George Santos, the representative-elect from New York who appears to have invented whole swaths of his life story. The expenditures were listed as “apartment rental for staff” on Mr. Santos’s campaign disclosure forms and …

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