santos is facing scrutiny after admitting he lied. and now federal prosecutors are getting involved. plus, more troubles for southwest airlines. the airline cancelled thousands of flights again today. also this morning, a new round of russian missile strikes targeting ukraine s energy grid, officials say it appears to be one of moscow s largest attacks to date. good morning. and welcome to way too early. on this thursday, december 29th. i m sam stein in for jonathan lemire. congressman-elect george santos is now under investigation by law enforcement for the lies he told regarding his background and experience. an essex county district attorney who is a fellow republican called revelations about santos is nothing short of stunning, quote, if a crime is committed in this county, we will prosecute it. santos lied about his college or personal life that could land santos in hot water. dan coleman is calling for investigation into campaign fraud after a business that s
majority in the house. so, it s understandable that and almost justified that mccarthy is not wanting to ruffle any feathers before this important vote on january 3rd. all right. nbc news capitol hill correspondent allie raffa thank you so much. thank you for getting up way too early with us on this thursday morning. morning joe starts right now. and there it is, the u.s. capitol. good morning and welcome to morning joe. it is thursday, december 29th. and we re going to get right to the news. prosecutors are turning up the heat on congressman-elect george santos, after the revelations he lied about his resume. we re going to have more on the investigation by a fellow republican district attorney. plus, the very latest on the weather emergency in buffalo, new york. first, the snow, and now concerns about flooding and questions about the response to the deadly blizzard. and we re following the latest on the southwest airlines meltdown. more cancellations and delays
money, we re going to do just that. fellow new york congressman-elect dan goldman is now calling for investigation into potential campaign finance fraud after the business santos founded just last year was dissolved shortly before the election. sources told cbs news that peril prosecutors are also reportedly looking into santos financial disclosure filings. when santos first ran for congress back in 2020, his financial disclosure listed his salary of 55,000 for a company called link bridge investors but this cycle, just two years later, mother jones reported that santos claimed he made between 3.5 and $11.5 million from other company. he then loaned his campaign more than $700,000. semafor the website reports
will prosecute it. santos lied about his college or personal life that could land santos in hot water. dan coleman is calling for investigation into campaign fraud after a business that santos founded last year. it was divulged shortly before the election. and tells nbc news that federal prosecutors are reportedly looking into santos financial filings. when santos first ran for congress back in 2020, his financial disclosures listed a salary of just $55,000 as vice president of a company called linked bridge investors. but this election cycle which is just two years later, mother jones reported that santos claimed he made between 3.5 and $11.5 million from his company devulder. he then loaned his campaign more than $700,000.