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Demovictory9

(33,968 posts)
Wed Dec 28, 2022, 06:07 PM Dec 2022

George santos lied about more stuff..that he was forced to leave private school

https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/28/politics/george-santos-false-claims-kfile/index.html

U.S. Representative-elect George Santos, a New York Republican who acknowledged lying about his education and employment history while running for Congress,



Rep.-elect George Santos made additional false claims over the years about his family history, work history and education in campaign appearances over the years, a review of statements made in two of his campaigns for Congress found.

CNN’s KFile uncovered more falsehoods from Santos, including claims he was forced to leave a New York City private school when his family’s real estate assets took a downturn and stating he represented Goldman Sachs at a top financial conference where he berated the company for investing in renewables.

CNN also reviewed more instances of Santos providing additional false history of his family’s background. In one interview, Santos said his mother’s family’s historical Jewish name was “Zabrovsky,” and later appeared to operate a GoFundMe campaign for a pet charity (which he falsely claimed was a 501(c)(3) nonprofit) under that alias. Genealogists CNN previously spoke with found no evidence of Jewish or Ukrainian heritage in his family tree.

In another, he said his mother, whose family has lived in Brazil since the late 1800s, was a White immigrant from Belgium.
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George santos lied about more stuff..that he was forced to leave private school (Original Post) Demovictory9 Dec 2022 OP
So is this guy a Russian sleeper? grumpyduck Dec 2022 #1
Another story, still no mention of where he was born. CanonRay Dec 2022 #2
You'll have to ask the Kremlin. But you'll have to give them 700k for the correct answer. n/t Eyeball_Kid Dec 2022 #3
You know what a person with integrity would do? Santos sure doesn't gratuitous Dec 2022 #4
Good story NJCher Dec 2022 #5

grumpyduck

(6,652 posts)
1. So is this guy a Russian sleeper?
Wed Dec 28, 2022, 06:12 PM
Dec 2022

If he is, he may want to keep away from fifth-floor windows now that his cover is blown.

Komrade Vlad will be pissed.

CanonRay

(14,928 posts)
2. Another story, still no mention of where he was born.
Wed Dec 28, 2022, 06:26 PM
Dec 2022

New York? Florida? Brazil? Do we know? I've never seen it.

Eyeball_Kid

(7,584 posts)
3. You'll have to ask the Kremlin. But you'll have to give them 700k for the correct answer. n/t
Wed Dec 28, 2022, 06:30 PM
Dec 2022

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
4. You know what a person with integrity would do? Santos sure doesn't
Wed Dec 28, 2022, 06:38 PM
Dec 2022

It's going to take a criminal conviction, at least, to dislodge this carbuncle from a seat in Congress.

NJCher

(38,228 posts)
5. Good story
Thu Dec 29, 2022, 05:32 AM
Dec 2022

Highly recommended if one likes colorful fables.

Seriously, as I read it my head was spinning with all the lies. This guy couldn’t go to the drugstore for toothpaste without turning it in to a hard luck story about being Jewish.

If he ends up being charged, his lawyers will have the same dilemma as trump: can’t put him on the stand because literally everything that comes out of his mouth is a lie.

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