Incoming Congressman George Santos of New York is under investigation by Long Island prosecutors after a New York Times article revealed he lied about his heritage, education and professional experience during his campaign.
Republicans in Congress are preparing to reclaim the House majority on Tuesday, but infighting between members over who will wield the speaker’s gavel could potentially ensnare many of the party’s goals for the new term before it even begins.
But allies of McCarthy, including his district neighbor Rep. David Valadao, R-Calif., are standing by their longtime colleague. McCarthy, who has been in Congress since 2007, has told reporters that he is prepared to take this battle for speaker ““I think the odds are better than even at this point that it goes to a second ballot. It's not certain, there's still a lot of uncertainty,” Matt Green, a professor of politics at The Catholic University of America, told Spectrum News. “But at this point I think that McCarthy needs more votes, and he doesn't have them at this point.
Last week, incoming Republican committee chairs sent out a letter endorsing McCarthy's candidacy for the position. But those five members who plan to vote no come Jan. 3 say there are other “never Kevin” votes within the GOP ranks, but no viable alternative has been named publicly by the group. Santos is under investigation by Long Island prosecutors after a New York Times article revealed he lied about his heritage, education and professional experience during his campaign. According to“Did I embellish my resume? Yes, I did,” admitted Santos in an interview with City and State New York, and telling the New York Post that he didn’t graduate from college and that he’s “embarrassed and sorry for having embellished my resume.
Another Republican Rep.-elect Anthony D'Esposito echoed a similar tone in his own statement, though he did not go as far as to call for a formal investigation into Santos.
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