new scandal in the us congress republican george santos from new york was convicted of falsifying hishy. he just made it up that he went to college and worked on wall street. democrats. already accused santos is that he won the elections by deceiving the voters and demands that he resign, the republicans do not want to go on this. they have a shaky majority in congress, while the culprit himself took a comfortable position, they say. yes, i lied, but the current us president is doing the same. and here are more examples of kamala haris, the vice president took part of the biography of martin luther king, but even more scandalous was the story of senator lis warren, who came up with indian roots for herself, sometimes the best way to help someone just to be near as part of a charity event, representatives of the ministry of foreign affairs visited the minsk psycho-neurological boarding house for the elderly and disabled. representatives of the diplomatic mission of china libya syria uae armenia venezuela and turkey and other countries took part in the action of the ministry of foreign

george santos has expressed his support for kevin mccarthy. so, kevin mccarthy appears poised to overlook all of the scandal and controversy around george santos, accept the republican congressnce vote for speaker. i would, say corey, if kevin mccarthy can't get, there and i'm not convinced he can get to 2:18. the same scenario is two for any other republican candidate for speaker. if it is steve police, or somebody else, they need george santos. so, watch or santos get sworn in and have tool standing among house republican colleagues come tuesday. >> he is in such a unique position. basil, do you think the democrats have any recourse when it comes to santos, is there anything they can do to stop him from being seated? >> sadly, there is very little that they can do. he will, unless there was some fraud when that can be discovered. and there seems to be some alleged already. but there is very little that can be done to keep him from being seated. so, to david's point, mccarthy really needs this. really needs him to be able to serve at least for the next two years. and that is, why even though number republicans from the state party here in new york and even in long island wh

congress. with republican george santos acknowledging today to the "new york post" and others that he didn't tellut himself on the campaign trail. like that degree from baruch college. he didn't do there didn't graduate from anywhere. what about working at goldman sachs and citigroup? didn't work there. what about the claims of being jewish he's catholic. santos telling the post he's embarrassed he never graduated from college and that it was a poor choice of words to say he worked at those wall street firms and that it was obvious he's clearly catholic and never claimed to be jewish only jew-ish and despite that fraudulent resume, he insists he's not a fraud. ryan riley is following this one for us that's not even all of the things he apparently and now acknowledges not telling the truth about when he was on the campaign trial, but it changes nothing about his intention to get sworn in as a member of congress next week >> that's right. i think you'd need the whole rest of the hour to go through everything people brought up here the way i think "the new york times" framed this is that he's trying

congress for american democracy. >>> a source tells cnn federal prosecutors are investigating the finances of republican congress-elect george santosse around how he was able to lend his campaign more than $700,000. this comes after cnn's kfile uncovered more falsehoods from santos including claims he was forced to leave a new york city private school when his family's finances took a hit and he berated goldman sachs while representing the company at a top financial conference. cnn washington correspondent sunlen serfaty is joining me now. it seems like there's more every day. it's kind of hard to keep up with all the lies and falsehoods. we've got new kfile findings. let's start with those. >> this is all intensifying for him quickly. three new falsehoods uncovered by our colleagues at the kfile. the first one is that santos claimed he attended and went to this very elite private school in new york, and he said it was only then he had to leave because his family fell on hard times financially. there is no record, according to the school, of him ever having attended that private school. also santos says he attended a financial conf

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george santos under investigation, i wonder what you make of the whole story. but specifically now, as we have this development, what that means for republican house and congress?yeah, look, george santos likely to survive for about two years and be voted out by the voters of new york's third congressional district. he now faces a federal investigation. the only way that would bring him down is if it's related to financial crimes where did his income come from, or tax fraud or so forth. beyond that expect kevin mccarthy to lead the effort to have santos seated next tuesday. he wanted santos' vote for speaker of the house. and house republicans have very little options unless there's an indictment, they likely will allow him all of the privileges as a member of the house, unless there's some additional scandal that causes them to remove him from committees. but congressman santos might very well be around for two years. >> before we get around what it means for kevin mccarthy's bid for the speakership and he needs to keep this guy in place because he's counting vote ossen that marge. you have the new york post saying they knew about santos' lies but were keeping

$5,000 it's also the question o whether there will be an ramifications for george santo inside congress. congressional republican have the slimmest of majorities heading into next year, they'v avoiding it suggesting any kin of consequences for santos tonight, at least one crack in that wall. santos's fellow freshman congressman nicole otis says that tonight, quote, a ful investigation of how the house ethics committee, and if necessary law enforcement, i required george santos is said to b sworn in next, week and as the last few days, show a lot ca happen in a week one of the reporters who first which is local paper called, quote, an inexplicable rise. given that two years earlier he claimed no assets ove $5,000 it's also the question o whether there will be an ramifications for george santo inside congress. congressional republican leadership, who have the slimmest of majorities heading into next year, they'v avoiding it suggesting any kin of consequences for santos tonight, at least one crack in that wall. santos's fellow freshman congressman nicole otis says that tonight, quote, a ful investigation of how the

. >>> new york newly elected republican congress george santos is facing serious questions over whatllowing a pretty extraordinary investigation by the "new york times." the bio that he presented at various points during his campaign just not really seeming to add up. and including his educational background, his employment history, even a charity that he said he founded. let's tick through just some of this. santos has said that he received degreeses from baruch andp nyu, cnn has reached out and neither school could find records of that. his campaign bio also mentioned working at both citigroup and goldman sachs. neither firm has record of that and he claimed that he founded a nonprofit animal rescue called friends of pet united but the operation is not found in the irs searchable data base and that is just some of it. joining me now is grace achford with "the new york times" who broke the story. thanks for coming on. what got you asking these questions about his background, that kind of led you down this path? >> hi, kate. thank you so much for having me. this all started shortly a

and whether there are expectations for george santos inside congress, republican leader who again haves limited majority heading into next year, they've avoided suggesting any kind of sequences for santos. tonight, with one, santos former new york freshman republican congressman-elect nick lalota said, quote, a full investigation of house ethics committee and if necessary law enforcement is required. george santos is set to be sworn in next we're, whereas, the last few days show what can happen in a week. we have the reporters that first broke the story of santos' lie joins us next. have any idea? that they can sell their life insurance policy for cash? so they're basically sitting on a goldmine? i don't think they have a clue. that's crazy! well, not everyone knows coventry's helped thousands of people sell their policies for cash. even term policies. i can't believe they're just sitting up there! sitting on all this cash. if you own a life insurance policy of $100,000 or more, you can sell all or part of it to coventry. even a term policy. for cash, or a combination of cash and cover

million ♪ >>> it's been incredibly quiet when it comes to house republicans after republican congre congress-elect george santos his resume. at least two are speaking out. eva mckend has been covering the story. he's likely not going to face any backlash from the leaders of his party over the litany of lies? >> reporter: there's certainly no indications that is going to happen at this point. two incoming long island house republicans have condemned the congressman-elect with one calling for a house ethics investigation and a law enforcement probe potentially too. these lawmakers on long island speaking out because they'll represent districts in neighboring communities. one actually in a neighboring district that includes west bury. where i had the opportunity to travel to not long ago. i get the sense they're speaking out because they're hearing from their constituents. one said neighbors across long island are deeply hurt and rightfully offended, neither are calling him for him to step down. this scandal entering the send week and the leader, kevin mccarthy, nothing to say. we also aren't hearing from other to

here in new york, republican congress member-elect george santos has broken his silence over a "new york times" investigation that found he misrepresented key parts of his background and finances. on thursday, santos tweeted, "i have my story to tell and it will be told next week." in the latest revelation of santos' apparent fabrications, the jewish outlet "the forward" reports santos lied about his grandparents fleeing anti-jewish persecution during world war ii. "the forward" reports genealogy websites show santos' maternal grandparents were born in brazil, not ukraine or belgium, as his campaign website stated. on wednesday, incoming house minority leader hakeem jeffries accused santos of hiding from legitimate questions about his rÉsumÉ. >> at this moment we need answers from george santos. he appears to be a complete and utter fraud. his whole life story, made up. amy: we will talk more about this after headlines. and charlene alexander mitchell, freedom fighter and fierce defender of civil and human rights, has died at 92. mitchell helped lead the fight to free angela davis and ot

loud scandals in the us congress in the spotlight, republican elected to the house of representatives george santoshat the ideal reputation for a good education for shoulders of two universities, a brilliant career as a financier, and also a dramatic family one. history, relatives. jews barely escaped the nazis during the second world war, but it turned out to be all fiction. not the formation of low posts, solid debts, even jewish roots are lies, only in one santos did not lie, he said that he was gay and that's how it is after exposure and santa is justified. nothing terrible happened, it will still benefit the motherland to the voters, but one party members demand to send the deceiver to resign. in crimea, a special new year's season it's time to go to the forest, abundance of mushrooms and the main value of truffles, deceptive nondescript appearance, but in fact the real forest diamond is now the time of black burgundy. how to find this treasure for our correspondent vitaly katchenko helped simon see what a beauty for the new year at christmas we have our own mushrooms, to whom winter is cold i

and inside the country, scandals for total lies are now raging in the us congress, the newly elected republican deputies george santoswn biography, except for his name. he invented everything that he studied in prestigious colleges, what worked on wall street, what nationality is a jew what belongs to? and to the lesbians, moreover, the deputy is a swindler, he even said that he lied no more than the bidens. and then he gives examples of presidential lies, biden lied, that he was the first in his family to go to college and graduated from it at once with three diplomas. vrun biden. he regularly talks about his alleged struggle in the seventies for racial equality and about his arrest in south africa for refusing to comply with segregation laws. everything. this is also a lie of the democrats. they are even already afraid to touch the deputy, as this person can bombard him with details of biden's biography. and washington has plunged them all of europe into this total lie. the west is shrouded in fake lies, pseudo-values ​​and is not up to democracy, and people who suddenly emerge from this from this information field

$5,000 it's also the question o whether there will be an ramifications for george santo inside congress. congressional republicanadership, who have the slimmest of majorities heading into next year, they'v avoiding it suggesting any kin of consequences for santos tonight, at least one crack in that wall. santos's fellow freshman congressman nicole otis says that tonight, quote, a ful investigation of how the house ethics committee, and if necessary law enforcement, i required george santos is said to b sworn in next, week and as the last few days, show a lot ca happen in a week one ofhe t reporters who first broke the story of santos' lives, joins us next 's one that'll really take you back. wow! what'd you get, ryan? it's customized home insurance from liberty mutual!!! what does it do, bud? it customizes our home insurance so we only pay for what we need! and what did you get, mike? i got a bike. ♪ only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ (woman) oh. oh! hi there. you're jonathan, right? the 995 plan! yes, from colonial penn. your 995 plan fits my budget just right. excuse me? aren't

other incoming republican house members from new york have definitely been trying to distance themselves from their fellow congressman-elect george santos, republican leaders in congress have stayed mostly silent, including house leader kevin mccarthy who will need every vote he needs to be elected speaker next week. he can only lose at this point four republicans to win that vote. at least one prominent republican is calling on his party to take action after santos is sworn in. ron nehring, a former chair of the republican party in california, former national spokesperson for ted cruz's 2016 campaign, says santos must be expelled from congress, and ron nehring joins me now. why do you think republicans should take action on santos? >> well, i think this is a matter of situational ethics versus principles. and if we're a party of principle that we believe in the rule of law and the constitution and good government, that we can't execute on our new house majority while we're protecting a guy like george santos who has already been established regardless of any investigation to come, is a liar, has made up his entire life story, and is not someone to be trusted. every s

santos. republican who just got elected to congress admits to lying about parts of his resume, george santos,still claiming he is not a fraud. >> did i embellish my resume, i did, i am sorry, it should not be done, there are words that can't express 100% how i feel. >> but, i am still the same guy i'm not a fraud. kennedy: kind of, he still plans to take his house seat next week. but should he stay or go now? man panel is back. stephen l. miller, brad polumbo and scott horton. why did i like this story so much? you are a analyst of media and all of these things that pour out of the "new york times" and other gutters. but i do adore the story very much. >> yeah, there are funny things in here, i never meant that i was jewish, just that i was jew-ish. he looks like he is on fast track to becoming president in about 40 years with how many b bygraphical holes he has, i will not defend him, the media getting a hard on getting him thumped out of office while letting the guy at 1600 pennsylvania avenue lied last week about giving his uncle a purple heart and they let 2 that skate or senator from mas

i think that's the reason why you keep it private, and republicans are terrified donald trump might look like that congress-elect, george santosfinances exposed in the last day or two, and that's a nightmare scenario for republicans, and jim jordan was saying maybe we will release obama tax returns. guess what? they already did that. that's an empty veiled threat. >> so now you have got a twice impeached former president and criminal refers, and you have the possible release of the tax returns likely showing he has paid little to no federal taxes, especially if we are referring to "the new york times" reporting on this as well. is any of this going to stick either with trump's base and or republican lawmakers on the hill? >> you know, i think this is a situation where it's like death by a thousand cuts. there's only so much incoming you can incur before people start peeling off. we have seen it before, the slow reluctant with draw from the republican party for donald trump, but it's starting to happen. every single day that something new comes out and something happens, that i think accelerates that with draw. i don't think it

difference is that on dating apps you can go to the person, but in congress, you have him for two years. republicans have george santoso years, and the fact that they overlook what they knew were lies, and went along with ally, not only makes them culpable but it should be a mark of shame on today's gop caucus. >> i tip my hat to you, sir, for that very tech savvy comparison there. i am struck by the fact that -- >> i don't know which way you swipe to get rid of them, but i know you swipe one way. >> it strikes me that it seems like the republicans have not figured out exactly how they feel about desantis, or how they feel about organizing themselves around him. you have -- defending santos, and attacking tucker carlson's tv show for asking him about his life. it seems to be a cross of the wires. >> taylor greene is an interesting one, because the truth is, in modern politics, you don't need that modern infrastructure if you can create a national constituency. marjorie taylor greene generates more money outside of the kevin mccarthy machine than within it. they've created a national following. the question is, can geo

republican elected to congress in november is facing calls to resign. after admitting that he lied about major parts of his biography, george santos confessed. he never graduated from university or worked for well known investment banks, despite claiming he did. the also falsely claim he had a jewish heritage. ukraine is ready to take part in an international summit to end the war. foreign minister to me, true labor says ukraine wants a piece summit within 2 months. un secretary general antonio gutierrez, acting as mediator lay bad. and he didn't think russia which invaded ukraine 10 months ago would take part tension or growing between the balkan states of serbian kosovo with concerns about the possibility of an armed conflict. breaking out, serbia has put its military on high alert and erected road blocks along a border. kosovo, says serbia is preparing a pretext for a military operation. negotiations with the you and united states or ongoing in hope of avoiding renewed fighting in the balkans. vacant block to road from kosovo to so be on ethnic clubs, living and not kosovo, accused the government of discriminating against them, policy and

republican conconference. he is facing a tough vote for the speakership tuesday, which is the day george santos and the rest of the new congress sworn in. kevin mccarthy can't afford to lose more than four votes among republicans to become the speaker of the house. if he were to do something that jeopardizes santos' support for him for the speakership on tuesday, that could make his path all that more complicated. right now, there's not much to gain for kevin mccarthy for weighing in on this controversy right now. he is probably happy this is a week that congress is not in session. >> all of this playing out really does seem that what's going to end up happening is that santos will be holding the cards. he does have that powerful vote or support for mccarthy he needs at this time. the wild card in all this might be donald trump and the support there. if donald trump does come out and support santos staying in congress, how problematic could that be for other republicans who want him out? >> even then, it would be as andrew was saying up to santos himself. or if kevin mccarthy, who he is the gop leader and wants to be speaker,

and i plan, when i -- >> congresswoman, one republican who intends to take a seat in congress is george santose. and every day, he seems to bring another revelation about something he lied about, in terms of his background. give us his background. give us your take, not just santos and his lies, but what republican leadership should be doing. >> look, i think that everybody should be standing up and calling him accountable for the lies that he told. the fact of the matter is, a lot of people have said, can't you keep him from being seated? he was elected. the two paths that are really available is he's got to get elected and put his financial disclosure report and it's beginning to appear, today's latest revelations is that he did lie on his fec report. when you lie on official documents, there can be investigations, you can be held accountable, and i think that's what's going to have to happen. we all know why kevin mccarthy isn't saying anything, because his votes are so critical to a speaker race that i'm not sure kevin mccarthy is going to win. but i think that we need to hold ourself, i d

congress is sworn in. republican leaders are remaining silent about congressman elect george santos after he admitted lyingarts of his resume. time's up for tiktok. the app is now banned on all house-issued devices. ryan joins us now. let's start with george santos. he appeared on fox news for an interview last night. i'll play part of this. you and i will talk on the other side. >> i think we can all look at ourselves in the mirror and admit once in our life we made a mistake. i'm having to admit this on national television and i have the courage to do so because i believe in order to move past this and be an effective member of congress, i have to face my mistakes and i'm facing them. >> there are mistakes there are intentional lies, some house democrats are saying santos, you need to resign. what are you hearing from republicans today about him and is there a mechanism to recall him or to sanction him in any way? >> yeah. first off, republican leaders are not saying much at all. the minority leader, kevin mccarthy who would like to be the next speaker of the house has not said a word about george santos

republican for u.s. congress in new york three, but the gop nominee george santos is so bizarre, unprincipled, and sketchycrat robert zimmerman. santos has been all over the map on abortion and ukraine and brags about wealth and mansions in the hamptons but really lives in a row house in queens. he boasts like an insecure child but most likely just a fake. did that get enough attention? why were people, you know, buffaloed by this guy? >> look, you know, he wasn't supposed to be a serious candidate. and, you know, in defense of the local political leadership, i mean, the seat that he was running for was not going to be a competitive seat. it was -- it was originally drawn to be a very safe democratic seat. and then in a big upset, the new york state court of appeals undid the gerrymandering and drew whole new districts in just this past june and he found himself the nominee in a competitive district in what turned out to be a very republican year particularly on long island. >> that's really interesting context. >> really interesting context. grant lally, you guys make local news and print journalism prou

congress on. but representative-elect george santos still thinks he should be able to serve in washington. so do the leaders of the republican party agree? plus, the supreme court could issue a decision today that could make the crisis at the southern border even worse. we have details on that ahead. and why more kids are making more hospital visits for mental health issues. ♪ what will you change? ♪ will you makake something better? ♪ will y you create something entirely new? ♪ our dell technologies advisors provide you with the tools and expertise you need to do incredible things. because we believe there's an innovator in all of us. i'd like to thank our sponsor liberty mutual. they customize your car insurance, so you only pay for what you need. contestants ready? go! only pay for wt you need. jingle: liberty. liber. liberty. liberty. i brought in ensure max protein with 30 grams of protein. those who tried me felt more energy in just two weeks. uhhhh... here, i'll take that. [woo hoo!] ensure max protein, with 30 grams of protein, one gram of sugar and nutrients for immune health. >>> all right, everyone. pump the brake

i want to move to these developments with republican congressman elect george santos. because next week, the new congress takes effect. and for folks we didn't, know after a very explosive new york times report called santos's credentials into question, the congressman-elect came out, apologized to the outlet city and state and to wabc radio, and he admitted to quote, embellishing parts of his resume. including, let's talk about. this academic background. his claims of employment as citigroup in goldman sachs, and you've now got many of santos's past assertions also being called into question, including the statements about his tuition ancestry and campaign materials that described him as a proud american jew. santos has since clarified that he is clearly kaepernick. the congressman is now facing calls to resign. including from outlets in his home district. and abc news, we have reached out to him for comment. camilla, this is just too much. i think it was too much for one holiday for all this happen. you've got minority leader kevin mccarthy, who has stayed silent on this issue. republicans in the house

about the new composition of the congress at the end of the year, the scandal surrounding one of the newly elected legislators is returning, this is republican george santos, who apparently falsified his biography, one of the false facts was that santos was of ukrainian jewish origin, tell more about this story . e four-year e republican george santos was elected to the house of representatives from the state of new york in this year's midterm elections, although already after his election a number of american medi made public the investigation, which revealed that he was not who he claimed to be. it turns out that he falsified the data in his biography, which related to both his education and his work and, in particular, his national origin, in particular, santo claimed that he was a ukrainian jew whose ancestors left ukraine that before the second world war, due to anti-semitic persecution in ukraine, he also stated in an interview for the american media that ukraine is a totalitarian state and is not at all a beacon of democracy in the world, and spoke in particular against providing additional aid to ukraine, it is true that the american media discove

congress will be sworn in. republicans in the majority of the house of representatives. that includes george santos.nd local prosecutors have been out there looking into his finances and background. an investigation by the times found that much of what he has said about his background, including where he worked and went to school, it appears to be false. he has not responded to nbc's request for comment. he has admitted to, quote, embellishing his resume. the congressman is joining an already divided majority. kevin mccarthy faced a brutal battle when he seeks to become the next speaker of the house. join me right now is lucy caldwell from the campaign manager. that is for joe walsh's 2020 presidential run on. this is walsh junior. he is a legal analyst. first do you hear, this all came to light after the election. should the gop are media and a better job of vetting santos before he was elected? >> well, sure. i mean, there are so many threats that we can pull on this story. why was the research not better? one of the most interesting pieces of this story is how santos rise reflects the area that w

george santos. now says he will serve just one term in congress. he told local republicanders who will not seek reelection in 2024 as more questions are being raised about his life and his family. the latest potential life, he has claimed -- the latest potential lie, he claimed to attend a famous school in the school says there is no record of him. that comes just days after santos admitted he lied about a number of things, including his grandparents being holocaust survivors. >> to lie about being descendants of holocaust survivors for the purpose of political gain is beyond unacceptable. kumasi: santos has apologized for "embellishing" his resume. prosecutors are best to getting whether he committed any crimes guarding his finances or about his background. jobina: speaker nancy pelosi announced the bay area landmark will get $400 million for a seismic retrofit to strengthen one of the bridges main suspensions which will reinforce its resilience against earthquake. officials deep the bridge and fair conditions but without the improvements it condition could change to poor

congress? the seemingly endless lies from congressman elect george santos could be catching up with him. the embattled republican under investigation by the feds and his state with just six days until he is scheduled to be sworn in to office. the clock is ticking. >> santos vows he's going to take his seat in the house. the plan is being met by resistance. democrats and some republicans are questioning his legitimacy. >> santos has some defenders. they argue plenty of d.c. politicians have been caught telling very tall tales. welcome back as america report goes on. >> anita, i'm gillian turner. we'll ask who santos should do. we begin with southwest airlines facing major backlash from its own pilots. >> at the end of the day, southwest wasn't prepared. unfortunately, this has been a decade in the making. we've sounded alarm bells and tried to get them to change processes. >> nobody has reached out to inform us to what's going on, even the recovery plan we've been left in the dark on. it's frustrating for us. >> wow. the southwest pilot's union slamming the leadership for the on going travel troubles. >> while ot

mccarthy wa speaking to was the republican jewish common congress, bu association, that is - committee. committee. and what is even mor interesting is that george santos, guess what, now he i jewish, not jewish, because it is catholic, but he is withi i.s. age at the and. so he is sort of so i don't know what tha means. kevin mccarthy, he is findin himself in a bind since th local leaders in new york, o long island, basically gav santos a pretty stern talkin to, not that it will make difference, he will still take the office if it is availabl to him but, mccarthy, it is just on more vote that is all he sees, it is whenever he stays in power. frankly, he has other issues with marjorie taylor greene an jewish space lasers. so this is just running th caucus for - >> right, and just want to point, rj c's republican jewis coalition. we both broke out the -- but dean, i mean, what doe this say about our politics? that a guy like santos can b exposed as an o liar, ever aspect of his life is eli. and as - just pointed out, where did th money come from? this guy is so, -- and yet the leader of th republican caucus, of the gu who wants to be speaker won' say a

congress. here in new york, prosecutors in nassau county have opened a criminal probe into george santos after the republican congressmember-elect admitted he lied about his work, education, and his family history. in the latest revelation, resurfaced social media posts show santos wrote last year that his mother died in the september 11, 2001 attacks, only to claim months later she died in 2016. santos has also said his grandparents fled the holocaust. he lied about attending college at new york university and working at goldman sachs and citigroup. on wednesday, santos granted his first television interview since "the nework times" published its expose of santos' lies. he spoke on fox news with former congressmember tulsi gabbard, who was filling in tucker carlson. >> these are blatant lies. my question is, do you have no shame? do you have no shame and the people who you are now asking to trust you and be their voice for them, their families, and their kids in washington? >> i can say the same thing about the democrats and the party. look at joe biden. joe biden has been lying to the american people for 4

>> reporter: incoming republican congressman george santos tries to explain lies he told about his life while campaigning for congressee with what you're saying. as i stated and i continue, we can debate my resume and how i worked with firms such as goldman sachs. >> is it debatable or just false? >> no, it's not false at all. it's debatable. >> reporter: santos trying to minimize his lies as mere embellishments, his answers getting strong pushback from the host, tulsi gabbard. >> it's hard to imagine how they can trust their explanations when you're not willing to admit the depth of your deception. >> reporter: santos insisting despite the controversy, he intends to serve in congress. >> now it's going to be incumbent upon me to deliver on the results. i look forward to -- >> you're exactly right. >> reporter: house gop leader kevin mccarthy remaining silent on the matter, even as two fellow incoming house gop members from new york issued statements criticizing santos' lack of transparency. some calling for an ethics investigation and potential law enforcement involvement, if necessary. ♪ ♪ santos also under scrutin

george santos will not remain in congress through 2023. i want to start with governor desantis and the whole republican field. is this at the point now where it makes no sense for anyone to jump in right now with the former president donald trump, the only one in the race officially? >> that's right. i expect most republicans especially the leading contenders for the presidency to take their time to run. look, governor desantis has governing to do. he has a big legislative session that starts in march and ends in may of 2023. if desantis does get in, my prediction he is preparing for a possible presidential campaign. but he has the luxury of time. he doesn't want to pick fights with donald trump and go back and forth with the former president. he wants to govern, show he can lead in one of the most important and populous states in the country and use that as a platform for potentially running for president. >> rich: as for the number two george santos won't remain in congress through 2023. we've had several examples of politicians taking scandals that otherwise would have caused them or forced them to resign

congress. david lee miller has the story. >> for the first time since "the new york times" published allegations that republican congressman elect george santosied or misrepresented his past he is speaking out. he told a radio station the times article was unfair. >> i'm not going to make excuses for this but a lot of people overstate in their resumes or twist a little bit or make themselves looking grander. i'm not saying i'm not guilty of that. >> he did admit to lying about getting a degree from a particular college and blames using a poor choice of words for saying he was directly work citigroup and goldman sachs. he worked for another company that did work with those two firms and he shot down allegations he charged with fraud in brazil. zbliem owe not a criminal. never have i ever committed any crimes in any jurisdiction around the woefrld. >> he says he will not step down. >> molly: it is mind blowing. where was the opposition research? david lee miller, thank you so much. wild report. thank you. extreme weather causing people to crank up thermos stats this winter. energy market analyst will break down the sticker shock and a once in a

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republican congress that is going to be very fractured. we already see. that we see that in reaction to the george santos episode. you see congresswoman like nancy mace out of south carolina saying this guy is agree just, this cannot stand. then, other people, like marjorie taylor greene, who now, apparently, is in favor with kevin mccarthy, saying george santos should be given another chance, and it is very unfair, and he can prove himself, many people in that wing of the party are saying santos can prove himself and clean his slates by voting for lower taxes and deregulation. really, you can't make the soft up. i think for mccarthy, whether or not he gets through and becomes house speaker next week, or whether we go to a multi hundred ballots kind of scenario where as florida man matt gates says, maybe we'll have a speaker before the cherry blossoms come out in spring. we will see that kevin mccarthy will be running for speaker every day, every week, every avenue he is on the house floor. that is why he has made the concessions to people like marjorie taylor greene. so, i think that is not going to result in a

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>> incoming republican congressman george santos facing his most conventional interview yet as he tries to explain lies he told while campaigning for congress> look, i agree with what you are saying, and as i stated and continue, we can debate my resume and how i work with firms such as goldman -- no, it's not false at all. it's debatable. >> santos trying to minimize his lies with mere embossment. in an interview with fox news, his answers getting strong pushback from host toasty gabbard. >> it's hard to imagine how they could possibly trust your explanations when you're not even willing to admit the depth of your deception to them. >> santos insisting that despite the controversy, that he intends to serve in congress. >> now, it's going to be incumbent upon me to deliver on those results. i look forward to serve -- >> you're exactly right. >> serving majestic -- >> house gop leader kevin mccarthy remaining silent on the matter, even as his fellow incoming gop house members from new york issued statements criticizing santos, lack of transparency. one of those lawmakers could be, congressman-elect nicole ot, calling for an ethics investigat

and look, george santos actually made history as the first openly gay nonincumbent republican to be elected to congresss" report, they questioned, basically, every part of his biography that he had been campaigning on. when it comes to where he was educated, the college that he claims to have attended, "the new york times" says they have no record of his attendance there. when it comes to where he claimed he's worked, he says he has a lot of experience on wall street, naming firms like goldman-sachs and citi group. "the new york times" says they too say they have no record of his employment there. his family firm, real estate holdings, also questions there and more and more eyebrows raised as we follow the story here, aaron. >> i mean, just incredible reporting here. how is santos responding to the allegations at this point? >> so, we did finally hear from santos directly. initially, we were hearing from his representatives, but he put out a statement via twitter yesterday afternoon. it says, "to the people of new york's third, i have my story to tell, and it will be told next week. i want to assure ev

also a republican that just got elected to congress is now admitting to straight up lying about parts of his resume, his life story, even his religion. george santosin the u.s. house next week. david lee miller has the story from new york. hi, david lee. >> republican congressman elect george santos sounded apologetic and combative addressing a "new york times" article accusing him of lying about his past. he admitted to making false claims. >> did i embellish my resume? 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. i'm also

>> incoming republican congressman george santos facing his most contensious interview yet as he tries to explain lies he told while campaigning for congresse with what you are saying, and as i stated and continue, we can debate my resume and how i work with firms such as goldman -- no, it's not false at all. it's debatable. >> santos trying to minimize his lies with mere embellishment. in an interview with fox news, his answers getting strong pushback from host toasty gabbard. >> it's hard to imagine how they could possibly trust your explanations when you're not even willing to admit the depth of your deception to them. >> santos insisting that despite the controversy, that he intends to serve in congress. >> now, it's going to be -- my senior year of prep school, unfortunately my parents fell on hard times. >> i left school, for months to graduation. >> but a spokesperson for -- telling cnn, there is no evidence santos ever attended the school. and further fabrications about his family heritage. >> you don't carry the ukrainian last name for a lot of people who are descendants of world war ii refugees. or survivors of the holocaust. a l

> reporter: incoming republican congressman george santos facing his most contentious interview yet as he tries to explain lies he told about his life while campaigning for congressi agree with what you're saying, as i stated and i continue, we can debate my resume and how i worked with firms such as -- >> is it debates or is it false? >> no, it's not false at all. it's debatable. >> reporter: santos trying to minimize his lies as mere embellishments. his answers getting harsh push back. >> it's hard to imagine how they can trust your answers when you're not willing to admit the depth of your deception. >> reporter: today k files unveiling more lies. >> i attended a prep school in the bronx. in my senior year of prep school unfortunately my parents fell on hard times. i left school four months to graduation. >> reporter: but a spokesperson for horace mann said there's no record of him attending. >> we don't carry the ukrainian last name. a lot of people descendents of world war ii, refugees or survivors of the holocaust change so i don't carry the family last name. >> reporter: a genealogist previously told cnn there's no sign of jewish and/or ukrainian heritage

> reporter: incoming republican congressman george santos facing his most contentious interview yet as he tries to explain lies he told about his life while campaigning for congress. >> i hear what you're saying. as i stated and i continue, we can debate my resume and how i worked with firms such as -- it's debatable. >> no, it's not false at all. it's debatable. >> trying to minimize his lies as mere imbell lischment. his answers getting strong push back. >> it's hard to imagine how they could possibly trust your explanations when you're not even willing to admit the depth of your deception to them. >> reporter: tonight cnn's k file under covering more saying he attended an elite prep school. >> it was in the bronx and on my seen be i don't remember year of prep school unfortunately my parents fell on hard times. i left school four months to graduation. >> but a spokesperson said there is no evidence santos ever attended the school and further fabrications about his family heritage. >> we don't carry the ukrainian last name. for a lot of people who are p world war ii refugees or survivors. a lot of names and paperwork were changed so i don't carry the family las

congress. the new york attorney general saying today, she's opening an investigation into congressman-elect george santos, the 34-year-old republicanhouse in the seat in the midterms but a bombshell report in monday's "new york times" revealed many details about his life that he talked about on the campaign trail, including his education and his work history, and they may have been fabricated. that story by the times also raising questions about his financing, and campaign disclosures. santos tweeting today that he quote has a story to tell. his campaign calls the "times" story a smear campaign. nbc's ryan nobles is on capitol hill. so ryan, republicans have been pretty reluctant to talk about this. i can imagine though, an investigation into one of their new colleagues isn't how they imagined starting the new congress. >> no, not at all. and you know, the extent to which this investigation by the new york attorney general's office and how deep it has gotten is really unclear. they're just saying that they're basically looking into the allegations around george santos and the house minority leader, potentially the next speaker of t

> reporter: incoming republican congressman george santos facing his most contentious interview yet, as he tries to explain lies he told about his life while campaigning for congressyou're saying, and as i stated and i continue, we can debate my resume and how i worked with firms such as -- >> is it debatable or is it just false? >> no, it's not false at all. it's debatable. >> santos trying to minimize his lies as mere embellishments. in an interview with fox news. his answers getting strong push-back from the host. >> it's hard to imagine how they could possibly trust your explanations when you're not really even willing to admit the depth of your deception to them. >> reporter: santos insisting despite the controversy that he intends to serve in congress. >> now it's going to be incumbent upon me to deliver on those reports. >> you're exactly right. >> reporter: house gop leader kevin mccarthy remaining silent on the matter, even as two fellow incoming gop congress members from new york issued statements criticizing santos' lack of transparency. one of those lawmakers to be calling for an ethics investigation and potential law enforcement involvement if necessa

george santos' fault. and it's now the republicans fault because they're not speaking out against him and they're welcoming him into congressy that does not care about free and care elections. instead, they care about power and winning and they'll do it at all costs. we saw tell with donald trump in 2020 and across the country in recent elections but george santos is the continuation of that attack on democracy. and until the republican party will stand up for democracy, that is the greatest threat for our country. it's not lack of funding for journalism, it's not the fact that the democrats' opposition research may have left something to be desired. it's the fact that george santos felt welcome in a party to essentially dely deceive his vo and potentially break the law in doing so so he can be elected. >> a lot of blame to go around squarely on the republicans and that includes kevin mccarthy who has remained silent, steve, because he's counting on george santos' vote. you were in congress a long time. tell us a little bit about that dynamic. how you foresee the next few days. the first week or two of santos' time in offic

tonight republican congressman-elect george santos is facing mounting allegations that he falsified multiple parts of his biography and resume. of course before getting elected to congressg misrepresentation revealed by our own cnn k file, the investigations finding santos' claims his grandparents survived the holocaust by escaping the nazis are contradicted by multiple sources and records reviewed by genealogists. jessica dean has the latest. >>> tonight incoming congressman george santos finally aktweetin i have my story to tell and it will be told next week. one part of the new york republican's background now in question? his family history. >> my grandparents survived the holocaust >> i am very proud of my jewish heritage and my grandparents' story my grandfather fleeing ukraine, stalin's persecution, going to belgium finding refuge there, marrying my grandmother, fleeing hitler and going to brazil. >> reporter: but those claims are contradicted by sources reviewed by cnn's k file including family trees, records on jewish refugees, and interviews with multiple genealogists. >> i always joke i am jew-ish. i come from a jewish home. i grew up and was raised roman cat

> reporter: incoming republican congressman george santos facing his most contentious interview yet as he tries to explain lies he told about his life while campaigning for congress>> look, i agree with what you're saying. and as i stated and i continue, we can debate my resume and how i worked with firms such as goldman -- >> is it debate or is it just false? >> no, it's not false at all. it's debatable. >> reporter: santos trying to minimize his lies as mere embellishments. in an interview with fox news. his answers getting strong pushback from host tulsi gabbard. >> it's hard to imagine how they could possibly trust your explanations when you're not really even willing to admit the depth of your deception to them. >> reporter: and tonight cnn's k-file uncovering even more of santos's falsehoods. claiming he attended an elite prep school. >> a good prep school which was harrisman prep in the bronx. and my senior year of prep school unfortunately my parents fell on hard times. i left school four months till graduation. >> reporter: but a spokesperson for horace mann telling cnn there is no evidence santos ever attended the school. and further fabrications about

george santos is 34 years old, and yours may be familiar with him because he made history as the first republican who will enter congressgay person. as part of his campaign, he made several claims about his life history. let's look at what he has claimed and what he is now admitting. first of all he claimed he worked for citigroup and goldman sachs, he says that's not true, he now says he worked at a firm that works with them. he also claimed he graduated from college, he never graduated from college. he also claimed to be a successful businessman, owning 17 properties, he now says he doesn't own any property, and for the time being he is ving with his sister. how does he explain all of this? he's been doing interviews with local media and he says these were embellishments he says is part of media culture. some gymnastic lic. in this interview, he pointed to the new york times for example as calling a job he had as a customer service rep an audit job. mr. santos: for the new york times to diminish it and call it an odd job just shows you the type of preconceived notion that people give to people who work hard. so that's