The news comes as he faces mounting controversies over his past falsehoods, scrutiny of his finances and investigations in the U.S. and in Brazil.
In an exclusive interview with One America News Network , Rep. Santos even expressed some remorse for the lies he told on the campaign trail, saying the only thing he would have changed was not lying about his education, however he blamed the media for going after him and his family.
"Nobody tells me to do anything, I made the decision on my own that I thought best represented- in interest of the voters," Santos said.On Tuesday morning, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy confirmed that George Santos said he would recuse himself from committees but indicated if he were to fill the committee seats it would be on a temporary basis.
"I think it was an appropriate decision that until he can clear everything up he's off the committees," McCarthy said, adding that they discussed the matter during a meeting Monday. "We just got out of conference and George has voluntarily removed himself from committees as he goes through this process," Stefanik said."With the ongoing attention surrounding both my personal and campaign financial investigations, I have submitted a request to Speaker McCarthy that I be temporarily recused from my committee assignments until I am cleared. This was a decision that I take very seriously. The business of the 118th Congress must continue without media fanfare.
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