Leaders of the Nassau County Republican Party in Long Island called on Wednesday (11) for Congressman George Santos, elected to represent New York’s 3rd congressional district in November, to resign due to the lies told to voters and fabrications about his personal and professional life.
“Today, on behalf of the Nassau County Republican Committee, I am asking for your immediate resignation,” said President Joseph G. Cairo at a press conference in Long Island. He was joined by a slate of local party leaders.
Cairo stated that the congressman’s campaign was built on “deception, lies, and fabrication.”
“He deceived the voters,” Cairo said. “His lies were not mere lies. He disgraced the House of Representatives… He is not welcome here at the Republican headquarters.”
Moments after the news broke, Santos, who was in Washington, refused to resign.
“I will not,” he told reporters at the Capitol when asked if he would resign. He declined to answer further questions as he entered the elevator.
The resignation request is just the latest hurdle the freshman Republican congressman has faced in recent weeks.
On Tuesday, New York Democratic Representatives Ritchie Torres and Daniel Goldman filed a formal complaint with the House Ethics Committee requesting an investigation related to Santos’ financial disclosure reports. In response, Santos insisted that “he did nothing unethical.”
And on Monday, the Campaign Legal Center, a campaign watchdog group, filed a complaint against Santos with the Federal Election Commission. The group accused him of illegally using campaign funds to pay personal expenses and hiding the source of over $700,000, as well as falsifying how he spent campaign funds.
Other complaints have been made by several groups, including American Bridge 21st Century, a group aligned with Democrats, which is calling for an investigation into the financial disclosure reports Santos submitted to the U.S. House while a candidate. The liberal advocacy group End Citizens United also claimed that Santos did not provide accurate and complete financial disclosure reports.
Additionally, the congressman’s personal finances are being investigated by federal prosecutors in New York.
Source: CNN