Homocons

The Washington Post reports: The Justice Department has asked the Federal Election Commission to hold off on any enforcement action against George Santos, the Republican congressman from New York who lied about key aspects of his biography, as prosecutors conduct a parallel criminal probe, according to two people familiar with the request. The request, which came from the Justice Department’s …

Raw Story reports: Rep. George Santos (R-NY), who falsely claimed that his grandparents were Jews who fled the Holocaust, paid tribute to genuine victims of Nazi anti-Semitism on the floor of the House of Representatives on Friday. Santos began his speech by noting that January 27th marks the anniversary of the liberation of the notorious Auschwitz concentration camp, where untold …

NBC News reports: A Republican technology firm says it is asking Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., to correct yet another apparent error on his campaign spending records. Santos reported paying WinRed more than $206,000 to process donations to his 2022 campaign, records show. But that amount doesn’t match up with how much money Santos actually raised. A Republican fundraising platform, WinRed …

Politico reports: Just months after Santos’ win helped seal a GOP majority, New York Democrats and Republicans are drafting contingency plans for a potential special election in the battleground district, despite the currently high likelihood that the incumbent stays put. No matter what Santos does, the freshman fabricator’s toxicity has forced House members and campaign hands to think about 2024 …

The Daily Beast reports: George Santos appears to have taken unusual countermeasures to conceal his Spotify—a seemingly innocuous piece of his digital footprint that would only disclose that he is a fan of Brazilian music, enjoys tunes by drag queens, and gives his playlists cringey names like “Vibes” and “Turn Up.” Wthin hours after the first contact through a voicemail …

Patch New York reports: Years ago, embattled Long Island Rep. George Santos commented on a Facebook post with what appear to be intended jokes about Hitler, a phrase that appears to salute Hitler and observations about “the Jews and black[s],” exclusive screenshots obtained by Patch show. In March 2011, Santos commented on a photo shared by a Facebook friend which …

Spectrum New York reports: Devolder Organization, which Santos once claimed managed $80 million in assets, now appears to share the same address as a mailing-processing storefront in a strip mail with a Dollar Tree and a nail salon. Santos has yet to explain his $700,000 loan — even in interviews with political allies. “Where did it come from?” Rep. Matt …

ABC News reports: With a disclosure filing deadline approaching as questions swirl around his use of campaign funds, embattled Rep. George Santos’ campaign appears to be left without a treasurer. On Wednesday, several fundraising committees associated with the freshman congressman from New York filed amendments to their statements of organizations, notifying the Federal Election Commission of a new treasurer. But …

The Bobblehead Hall of Fame has a new item for sale: These are the first bobbleheads featuring George Santos, the U.S. representative for New York’s 3rd congressional district. Santos was elected to Congress on November 8, 2022, and was sworn in on January 7, 2023. Santos has been accused of fabricating details about his personal and financial background as well …

From a Curbed interview with a former roommate: They ultimately gave me Anthony’s bedroom, and Anthony slept in the living room. There wasn’t even a sheet on the couch; he slept on it with no cover. He was home all day on his computer, just browsing the web, probably chatting with people. He said he was a reporter at Globo …

The Hill reports: Two Democratic House members from New York called on Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Wednesday to restrict Rep. George Santos’s (R-N.Y.) access to classified information during his congressional term. Reps. Joe Morelle (D-N.Y.) and Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.) sent a letter to McCarthy detailing their “serious” concerns about whether it’s “appropriate” for Santos to access classified information. Saying …

NBC News reports: House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said today that while he stands by Rep. George Santos, the freshman congressman from New York would be removed from office if the Ethics Committee finds he broke the law after he admitted fabricating parts of his background. Asked whether he is standing by Santos because his resignation would cut into the House …

The Washington Post reports: George Santos graciously welcomed his three guests to Il Bacco Ristorante in Queens. Restaurant staff took their coats at the door and escorted them to a private dining room upstairs. Santos had with him business cards from Harbor City Capital. He was ready to make his pitch. Over wine and caprese salad, Santos laid out a …

New York City’s CBS affiliate reports: Nassau County legislator Joshua Lafazan will introduce new measures Wednesday to prevent candidates who lie about their qualifications from running for Congress in the future. It will be called the G.E.O.R.G.E. package, which stands for “Get Egregious Officials Removed from Government Elections.” Lafazan says the series of laws would make background checks mandatory for …

The Daily Beast reports: Late Tuesday afternoon, Santos’ political operation filed a flurry of amended campaign finance reports, telling the feds, among other things, that a $500,000 loan he gave to his campaign didn’t, in fact, come from his personal funds as he’d previously claimed. However, while the newly amended filing told us where the funds did not come from, …

Vice News reports: Three weeks into his first term in Congress, New York Rep. George Santos is finding it very hard to make friends. On Monday, Sen. John Neely Kennedy of Louisiana told CNN reporters that the 34-year-old congressman—who has also been known as Anthony Devolder, Anthony Zabrovsky, and by a bunch of other aliases—was “nutty as a fruitcake” and …

“For clear disclosure, I wasn’t a plaintiff but I was very involved. There’s a good saying that says ‘pigs eat, hogs get slaughtered.’ So the Democrats acted like hogs and I acted like a good ole farmer and I slaughter them. We got really, really lucky this time around. We can’t allow luck to play a part in redistricting in …

Deadline Hollywood reports: George Santos has been having quite the year so far as the embattled congressman’s credentials have come into question. Late-night television has impersonated him and the U.S. representative is not impressed by any of them. RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars Season 3 winner Trixie Mattel joined the conversation and replied to Santos, “Maybe the source material was …

The Insider reports: In a clip uncovered by the “Rachel Maddow Show” on MSNBC, Santos tells the podcast Radio Novela Apresenta that his home was vandalized in January of 2021 simply because he was a Republican. “I’m going to a New Year’s Eve party with my husband. We go back to our house, it was vandalized because we were at …

The Insider reports: Rep. George Santos, who initially denied claims that he performed as a drag queen, later appeared to admit that he once had fun at a festival dressing as a woman. Recently surfaced videos, however, seem to suggest that Santos dressed as his drag persona over a period of at least three years, casting doubt on his claim …