house of representatives. in a statement the u.s. attorney from new york s eastern district said, quote, taken together, the allegations in the indictment charged santos with relying on repeated dishonesty and deception to ascend to the halls of congress and enrich himself. it s notable that to this point, neither his legal troubles nor the string of admitted falsehoods that fill his personal and political resume have prevented santos from reveling in the spotlight on capitol hill. but as the new york times investigation found, citigroup and goldman sachs both on santos campaign biography have no record of him working there. he says he graduated from baruch college, they say that s not true. his claims of jewish ancestry and his grandparents fleeing the holocaust and his mother surviving the 9/11 attack, all have proved to be fabrications. still, even after the indictment, speaker mccarthy is doubling down on the approach he
person how i feel. but i m still the same guy. i m not a fraud. in an interview with the new york post, he said that he fabricated graduating from brut college with a bachelor s degree in economics and finance. his campaign biography also said that he worked for citigroup and goldman sachs. and says that he worked for another company that did work for the two financial firms. and blame the confusion on not clearly describing the relationship. i believe that i used a poor word, poor use of words. but i did not work in the industry for a number of years. he said the new york times accusation that he was charged for fraud in brazil using a stolen checkbook is not true. i have committed no crimes. he clarified his religion, during the campaign he presented himself as jewish, but now says that is not true. i am catholic, but i am also jewish. as an ash. and i have made that joke, because growing up i grew up fully aware that my grandparents were jewish.
yes, i did. i m sorry. there s words that can t express 100% how i feel. but i m still the same guy. i m not a fraud. santos said he fabricated graduating with a bachelors in economics and finance. his campaign biography said he worked for goldman and sacks. now he says he worked for another company. he blamed the confusion on not clearly describing the relationship. i worked in the industry for a number of years. i did deliver on the negotiations. he said the new york times acc you station that he was charged for fraud in brazil is not true. santos clarified his religion. during the campaign he said he was jewish. now he says that s not true. i m catholic.
goldman sachs, and citi group all tell nbc news they have no record of santos, despite being listed on his campaign biography. also a taxes and animal rescue group he claims to run is not lost on the irs website. the times raises questions about how santos managed to lend his campaign $700,000. the paper also reports unresolved criminal charges against santos involving fraudulent checks in brazil. the local gop chair calls the allegations serious and says he looks forward to desantis s response. democrats are now calling for a house ethics investigation. he s got to stand up and say whether or not he s been honest. and if he, hasn t he should not be seated. santa s attorney did not respond to specifics of the report. but he says it s no surprise that congressman-elect santos has enemies at the new york times who aren t attempting to smear his good name with these defamatory allegations. deflected project, blame the
gutierrez. this campaign was never about me. it was always about the people. reporter: just weeks after pulling off a midterm upset, tonight new york republican congressman-elect george santos is facing mounting pressure after a bombshell report in the new york times alleging much of his life story may be fake. he has spat in the face of nearly every resident in the third congressional district and said facts do not matter. reporter: baruch college, goldman sachs and citigroup all say they have no record of santos despite being listed on his campaign biography. also, a tax-exempt animal rescue group he claims to run is not listed on his website. the paper also reports unresolved criminal charges against santos involving fraudulent checks in brazil. the local gop chair calls the allegations serious and says he looks forward to santos response. democrats are now calling for a house ethics investigation. he s got to stand