Here’s an explanation of how this whole unfortunate mess got the Republican party involved in his position as an elected representative serving New York’s 3rd Congressional District in Washington.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy appeared to have changed his stance on George Santos, saying he would not support his future re-election bid, having previously indicated he would await the outcome of the legislation. physical.

“Santos has a lot of work to do,” he said, rather softly.

Republican congressman George Santos’ long list of lies seems to have finally caught up with him.

Wednesday’s arrest of the 34-year-old is the startling latest development in a saga that began when he was elected to represent New York’s 3rd congressional district in the midterm elections. November, defeating Robert Zimmerman of the Democratic Party.

That victory became a farce just a month later New York Times announced an investigation that exposed false records in his public statements.

Since then, Mr. Santos has been accused of lying about everything from the university he attended and claiming he worked for Citigroup and Goldman Sachs, the false story that his grandparents lived. Holocaust survivors and 9/11 “taken his mother’s life,” he said. fabricated an animal charity to extract money from an ex-soldier’s dying dog and his lie about the loss of four employees in the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, in 2016, among many other claims.

Here’s what we know about George Anthony Devolder Santos’ exhausted character.

Under his bond agreement, the Republican will be allowed to travel to New York City, to Long Island and to Washington, DC, but he will have to get permission for pre-trial services if he wants to go to any anywhere else in the continental United States, according to CNN.

He must also submit his passport to the federal authorities, meaning he will not be able to travel abroad.

Meanwhile, why not take a minute to bask in the glory of this courtroom sketch? Poor George looked really sulky.

After Wednesday’s impromptu press Q&A, Mr. Santos said he would return to Washington, DC, to vote in the House of Representatives on a new border bill.

“I appreciate everyone’s patience with my presence in Congress,” he said.

Speaking outside court yesterday, Mr Santos said it was “an experience for a book, or something like that”, having seen the dollar signs as he hung the bait for him. an opportunistic publisher to keep an eye on juicy scandal.

Defending a tight majority by four votes, Republican leaders in the House of Representatives are making it clear that they intend to let the legal process go with George Santos before they take steps to force him to resign. or expel him.

Here’s a handy guide to the federal charges Republican freshmen and self-proclaimed “background embellishers” are facing.