Robert Zimmerman (D) whom George Santos beat, tells me:
"This story is not a shock to me. We always knew he was running a scam against the voters & we raised many of these issues but were drowned out in the gov’s race where crime was the focus & the media had other priorities"
"This story is not a shock to me. We always knew he was running a scam against the voters & we raised many of these issues but were drowned out in the gov’s race where crime was the focus & the media had other priorities"
/2
North Shore Leader reported in Nov.
"Santos disclosures also state that he earned 'nothing' - no income - over the past year."
web.archive.org/web/2022110322…
North Shore Leader reported in Nov.
"Santos disclosures also state that he earned 'nothing' - no income - over the past year."
web.archive.org/web/2022110322…
/3
Oct.
" Huge sums are listed with the FEC for personal expenses - like Brooks Brothers, Florida beach resorts, lavish restaurants and limo services - but many hundreds of thousands more disappear into a black hole of dubious 'consulting fees.'"
web.archive.org/web/2022102208…
Oct.
" Huge sums are listed with the FEC for personal expenses - like Brooks Brothers, Florida beach resorts, lavish restaurants and limo services - but many hundreds of thousands more disappear into a black hole of dubious 'consulting fees.'"
web.archive.org/web/2022102208…
/4
and def worth saying: very good reporting here by @gr_ashford & @migold:
nytimes.com/2022/12/19/nyr…
and def worth saying: very good reporting here by @gr_ashford & @migold:
nytimes.com/2022/12/19/nyr…
/5
Also, this blind quote from a "senior House GOP aide" in Cook Political Report suggests some real reservations about Santos's candidacy
Also, this blind quote from a "senior House GOP aide" in Cook Political Report suggests some real reservations about Santos's candidacy
/6
Zimmerman also tells me:
"An investigation is merited bc of the serious allegations of filing false information on his financial disclosure documents and ...questions about his finances [and] where his funds came from."
Zimmerman also tells me:
"An investigation is merited bc of the serious allegations of filing false information on his financial disclosure documents and ...questions about his finances [and] where his funds came from."
/7
as my colleagues @PostKranish & @KnowlesHannah noted, Santos removed references to Citigroup and Goldman Sachs from the bio on his campaign website:
washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/…
April 2022, and Nov. 2022
as my colleagues @PostKranish & @KnowlesHannah noted, Santos removed references to Citigroup and Goldman Sachs from the bio on his campaign website:
washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/…
April 2022, and Nov. 2022
/9
George Santos' deleted a bunch of details about his work with animals, according to a review of the biography posted on his campaign website from April and November.
George Santos' deleted a bunch of details about his work with animals, according to a review of the biography posted on his campaign website from April and November.
/10
Here is the North Shore Leader's editorial calling Santos "bizarre, unprincipled and sketchy"
theleaderonline.com/_files/ugd/228…
Here is the North Shore Leader's editorial calling Santos "bizarre, unprincipled and sketchy"
theleaderonline.com/_files/ugd/228…
/11
"the scale of his alleged deception is so glaring ...it’s already spawned a secondary scandal: How did both news outlets & Democratic opposition researchers in the largest metro area in America miss this until after the election?"
via @kadiagoba:
semafor.com/article/12/19/…
"the scale of his alleged deception is so glaring ...it’s already spawned a secondary scandal: How did both news outlets & Democratic opposition researchers in the largest metro area in America miss this until after the election?"
via @kadiagoba:
semafor.com/article/12/19/…
/12
@newsday editorial demands answers from Santos
via Newsday editorial board member @randimarshall
#NY03
@newsday editorial demands answers from Santos
via Newsday editorial board member @randimarshall
https://twitter.com/randimarshall/status/1605356591305613312
#NY03
/13
Santos filed paperwork today in Florida to resurrect a company at the center of his scandal, via @Joshtpm:
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/exclusi…
Santos filed paperwork today in Florida to resurrect a company at the center of his scandal, via @Joshtpm:
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/exclusi…
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