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'Goodbye For Now': George Santos Ends NY Congressional Bid 'Goodbye For Now': George Santos Ends NY Congressional Bid
'Goodbye For Now': George Santos Ends NY Congressional Bid Just a month after launching his independent congressional bid, disgraced former New York Rep. George Santos is withdrawing from the race. The ex-Republican lawmaker from Long Island announced that he was ending his campaign for the state’s 1st District, representing eastern Suffolk County, in a post on X Tuesday, April 23. “I have decided to withdraw from my independent run for #NY1,” Santos said. “I don’t want my run to be portrayed as reprisal against [Republican] Nick Lalota… Although Nick and I don’t have the same voting record and I remain critical of his abysmal record, I don’t want …

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by Michael Mashburn
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'I've Been A Terrible Liar,' NY Rep. George Santos Admits After He 'Got Away With It' In 2020 'I've Been A Terrible Liar,' NY Rep. George Santos Admits After He 'Got Away With It' In 2020
'I've Been A Terrible Liar,' NY Rep. George Santos Admits After He 'Got Away With It' In 2020 Embattled New York Rep. George Santos never thought his lies would catch up to him because he had already gotten away with them once before while running for office, the freshman lawmaker admits in a new interview. Appearing on “Piers Morgan Uncensored” on the United Kingdom's TalkTV, Monday night, Feb. 20, Santos said he had to lie about his background in order to get his party’s backing. “I’ve been a terrible liar on those subjects,” Santos told Morgan. “What I tried to convey to the American people is I made mistakes of allowing the pressures of what I thought and needed to be done in o…

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by Michael Mashburn