- Kevin McCarthy informed MSNBC he is all the time “had a couple of questions” about George Santos’ CV.
- A Santos staffer has been accused of impersonating McCarthy’s chief of employees in 2020 and 2022.
- McCarthy informed MSNBC he has spoken to Santos concerning the impersonation scandal.
Speaker Kevin McCarthy says he is all the time had “questions” about beleaguered GOP Rep. George Santos’ resume.
Talking to MSNBC on Monday, McCarthy mentioned: “I by no means knew all about his resume or not, however I all the time had a couple of questions on it.”
MSNBC additionally requested McCarthy a couple of CNBC report printed in January about Sam Miele, a Santos staffer. Miele impersonated McCarthy’s chief of employees Dan Meyer throughout fundraising telephone calls whereas Santos was operating for workplace in 2020 and 2022, CNBC reported, citing folks accustomed to the matter.
“You understand, I did not learn about that. It occurred — and I do know they corrected it, however I used to be not notified about that until a later date,” he mentioned. McCarthy added that he had spoken to Santos concerning the impersonation scandal.
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McCarthy, who has not taken a robust stance towards Santos, mentioned on January 11 that he won’t drive Santos out and can let the “voters determine” what to do with the New York congressman. The voters will not get to vote once more on Santos’ seat till November 2024.
The scandal-ridden Santos has admitted that he has lied about his schooling, heritage, and work expertise, together with made-up stints at Goldman Sachs and Citigroup. Questions concerning the congressman’s actual identify have additionally been raised after he was seen introducing himself as “Anthony Devolder” in a video clip from 2019.
Prosecutors in Lengthy Island mentioned on December 28 that they’ve opened an investigation into Santos. Lengthy Island Republicans and the New York State GOP in January additionally referred to as on Santos to resign, however Santos has refused to take action.
Representatives for Santos and McCarthy didn’t instantly reply to Insider’s requests for remark.
