Santos blames ’embellished resume’ on local GOP as scrutiny continues

Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) on Thursday blamed the native Nassau County GOP for his “embellished resume,” because the freshman lawmaker continues to face intense media scrutiny over his background.

“I might have by no means gotten the nomination from Nassau County GOP if I had not concluded school,” Santos mentioned in an interview with Newsmax on Thursday.

“To say that I deceived, and it was a marketing campaign of deceit and deception is simply not truthful. That’s simply the political spin that the Nassau County GOP desires to create on this narrative,” he added.

Santos first admitted in December to mendacity about his schooling and work expertise. Regardless of his claims on the marketing campaign path, Santos didn’t attend Baruch Faculty or some other college, and by no means labored for Citigroup or Goldman Sachs.

After beforehand describing himself as a “proud American Jew” and claiming that his grandparents fled persecution in Europe throughout the Holocaust, Santos later clarified that he identifies as Catholic and solely meant that he was “Jew-ish.” 

The New York Republican has additionally been accused of mendacity a couple of litany of different issues, together with that he attended a prestigious prep college in New York, that his mom died from 9/11-related causes and that he knew a number of victims of the Pulse nightclub taking pictures. His funds are additionally at present the topic of a number of investigations.

“I’m human; I’ve made errors,” Santos mentioned in Thursday’s interview. “I’ve made peace with these errors, and I’ve come clear on these errors.”

“I need to be judged primarily based on my actions,” he added. “Should you take a look at my report card, I stand proper now as probably the most conservative members of Congress, maintaining to my phrase that I’ll vote conservatively for the folks of New York’s third Congressional District.”

His feedback come as lawmakers on either side of the aisle have known as for him to resign.