George Santos, the newly elected New York Republican whose life story has come under question since winning his Long Island House seat, said he will respond to all the concerns and allegations after Christmas
The Queens resident said he had obtained a degree from Baruch College, but the school said that couldn't be confirmed. He claimed to have attended NYU as well, but the college had a similar response. Santos also said he had worked for Citigroup and Goldman Sachs, but neither company could find any records verifying that., a smear but didn't answer questions about the concerns. Calls placed to Santos and his attorney were not returned.
Calls for George Santos to resign are growing before he is even seated in the House of Representatives, after a report stated that he lied about his educational and work backgrounds. NBC New York's Andrew Siff reports. But he's now facing growing pressure to step down before he ever gets sworn into Congress. Claims on his website are being questioned as well. For example, the site used to say that his grandparents"fled Jewish persecution in Ukraine, settled in Belgium and again fled persecution during World War II."
"To lie about being descendants of Holocaust survivors is simply unacceptable," said Rabbi Deborah Bravo.
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