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Rhiannon12866

(205,467 posts) Tue Jan 24, 2023, 08:54 PM Jan 2023

George Santos Claims He Survived 'Assassination Attempt' and Mugging in NYC - NBC New York

Long Island Rep. George Santos said in an interview on a Brazilian podcast last month that he had an attempt on his life. He also said muggers attacked him in broad daylight on 5th Ave and 55th Street back in August 2021. The NYPD told News 4 that there were no records of the mugging or an attempt on Santos' life. - Aired on 01/24/2023.

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George Santos Claims He Survived 'Assassination Attempt' and Mugging in NYC - NBC New York (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Jan 2023 OP

Was anyone else mugged that month? Irish_Dem Jan 2023 #1

Where's the police report? Historic NY Jan 2023 #2

There were no records that this took place... Rhiannon12866 Jan 2023 #3

Exactly.....because it would have been taken seriously Historic NY Jan 2023 #4

This is the distracting edge of a Republicant con game, sort of like birtherism and the Big Lie bucolic_frolic Jan 2023 #5

Any CCTV of the mugging? Squaredeal Jan 2023 #6

Irish_Dem

(47,116 posts)

1. Was anyone else mugged that month?

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Tue Jan 24, 2023, 08:58 PM

Jan 2023

He probably did it.

Historic NY

(37,449 posts)

2. Where's the police report?

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Tue Jan 24, 2023, 09:01 PM

Jan 2023

Rhiannon12866

(205,467 posts)

3. There were no records that this took place...

Reply to Historic NY (Reply #2)

Tue Jan 24, 2023, 09:03 PM

Jan 2023

Historic NY

(37,449 posts)

4. Exactly.....because it would have been taken seriously

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Reply #3)

Tue Jan 24, 2023, 09:10 PM

Jan 2023

bucolic_frolic

(43,173 posts)

5. This is the distracting edge of a Republicant con game, sort of like birtherism and the Big Lie

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Tue Jan 24, 2023, 09:12 PM

Jan 2023

They are pushing the issue of credibility. What will the public, and the press, believe? If you can get people to believe anything, you have a lot of power over them.

Squaredeal

(398 posts)

6. Any CCTV of the mugging?

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Tue Jan 24, 2023, 09:16 PM

Jan 2023

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