Republican Congressman-elect is a total charlatan with an entirely fake résumé

[Anonymous]

The fun part is the bind in which this puts McCarthy snd possibly Scalise. Do they want this guy’s vote to be the one that makes them Speaker?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:Nah, the GOP is totally fine with this, clearly. In normal times, the party leadership would tell him not to bother to come to DC. We don't see that here.

Republican officials need to be put on the record on whether he is fit to serve and whether he should step down. Hold them all to account. This is grossly unacceptable.

Is it though? To republicans, is it unacceptable? Kind of like Herschel Walker was unacceptable?

Yeah, this is unacceptable. Herschel is guilty of being dumb and a generally bad person, but that isnt necessarily disqualifying these days. This guy, Santos or Devolved or whatever, appears to be a foreign conman. Personally, my hope is that Republican officials are working with law enforcement. I need them saying or doing anything publicly to say they disapprove of this guy, it seems obvious that they would disapprove. I know that many posters here believe the average Republican is in favor of torturing Ukranian babies so you may think this is fine with the GOP, but you're also not ever going to be GOP voters so there is no reason for them to be responsive to your concerns.

No, Walker is guilty of more than that. He is either guilty of tax fraud in the state of Texas or election fraud in the state of Georgia. The fact that he claimed that his primary residence was in Texas for which he took a homestead allowance for many years and continued to take that through the 2021 tax season is contrary to his registration of his secondary address (where he rarely lives) as his resident in the state of Georgia in order to run for office. There is no way that he can be legally a homesteader in Texas and a candidate for office in the state of Georgia, they are mutually exclusive. He is guilty of one or the other.

Walker also lied on many statements during the election season. His lies are very similar to Santos' lies. Both of them have many completely fictitious claims. The only difference is that Santos has written his claims on his resume and published it. Walker's claims were made verbally. But both have made unsubstantiated claims to college degrees for which the institutions have no record.

[Anonymous]

Santos’ maternal grandparents were born in Brazil. They did not flee from persecution in Ukraine or emigrate from Belgium to glee the Nazis during WWII.

His grandmother, Rosalina Caruso Horta was born in Brazil in 1927. His grandfather Paulo Horta Devolder was born in Brazil in 1918.

Neither name appears in either Brazilian immigration cards from the 1930s or 1940s or the databases of Yad Vashem or the US Holocaust Museum.

Rosalina’s parents, Vincente Caruso and Alzira Sant’Anna were likewise born in Brazil, as was Paulo’s mother and George’s great-grandfather, Maria Victoria Alexandra Horta De Fonseca. Paulo’s father and George’s great-grandfather — Leonard Antoine (Ludivicus Thomas) Horta DeVolder — was an engineer born in Belgium in 1863 who immigrated to Brazil in 1887.

There is no evidence in geneological records available in Antwerp of any Ukrainian or Jewish ancestry.

https://forward.com/news/529130/george-santos-jewish-lie-genealogy-records/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Santos’ maternal grandparents were born in Brazil. They did not flee from persecution in Ukraine or emigrate from Belgium to glee the Nazis during WWII.

His grandmother, Rosalina Caruso Horta was born in Brazil in 1927. His grandfather Paulo Horta Devolder was born in Brazil in 1918.

Neither name appears in either Brazilian immigration cards from the 1930s or 1940s or the databases of Yad Vashem or the US Holocaust Museum.

Rosalina’s parents, Vincente Caruso and Alzira Sant’Anna were likewise born in Brazil, as was Paulo’s mother and George’s great-grandmother, Maria Victoria Alexandra Horta De Fonseca. Paulo’s father and George’s great-grandfather — Leonard Antoine (Ludivicus Thomas) Horta DeVolder — was an engineer born in Belgium in 1863 who immigrated to Brazil in 1887.

There is no evidence in geneological records available in Antwerp of any Ukrainian or Jewish ancestry.

https://forward.com/news/529130/george-santos-jewish-lie-genealogy-records/

Corrected.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Santos’ maternal grandparents were born in Brazil. They did not flee from persecution in Ukraine or emigrate from Belgium to glee the Nazis during WWII.

His grandmother, Rosalina Caruso Horta was born in Brazil in 1927. His grandfather Paulo Horta Devolder was born in Brazil in 1918.

Neither name appears in either Brazilian immigration cards from the 1930s or 1940s or the databases of Yad Vashem or the US Holocaust Museum.

Rosalina’s parents, Vincente Caruso and Alzira Sant’Anna were likewise born in Brazil, as was Paulo’s mother and George’s great-grandmother, Maria Victoria Alexandra Horta De Fonseca. Paulo’s father and George’s great-grandfather — Leonard Antoine (Ludivicus Thomas) Horta DeVolder — was an engineer born in Belgium in 1863 who immigrated to Brazil in 1887.

There is no evidence in geneological records available in Antwerp of any Ukrainian or Jewish ancestry.

https://forward.com/news/529130/george-santos-jewish-lie-genealogy-records/

Corrected.

It appears that the identification of the maternal grandfather as Paulo Horta DeVolder in the article was an error. I assume that the correct name would have been Paulo Horta.

[Anonymous]

If the Republicans force him to resign, it will be because he lied about being Jewish. Really scummy and will piss off Jewish Republicans (there’s still a lot of them…)

[Anonymous]

not a surprise. Rs are gullible, and the like showy men who exude confidence but who are really flimflam men.. ie, Trump.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nah, the GOP is totally fine with this, clearly. In normal times, the party leadership would tell him not to bother to come to DC. We don't see that here.

Republican officials need to be put on the record on whether he is fit to serve and whether he should step down. Hold them all to account. This is grossly unacceptable.

Is it though? To republicans, is it unacceptable? Kind of like Herschel Walker was unacceptable?

Yeah, this is unacceptable. Herschel is guilty of being dumb and a generally bad person, but that isnt necessarily disqualifying these days. This guy, Santos or Devolved or whatever, appears to be a foreign conman. Personally, my hope is that Republican officials are working with law enforcement. I need them saying or doing anything publicly to say they disapprove of this guy, it seems obvious that they would disapprove. I know that many posters here believe the average Republican is in favor of torturing Ukranian babies so you may think this is fine with the GOP, but you're also not ever going to be GOP voters so there is no reason for them to be responsive to your concerns.

No, Walker is guilty of more than that. He is either guilty of tax fraud in the state of Texas or election fraud in the state of Georgia. The fact that he claimed that his primary residence was in Texas for which he took a homestead allowance for many years and continued to take that through the 2021 tax season is contrary to his registration of his secondary address (where he rarely lives) as his resident in the state of Georgia in order to run for office. There is no way that he can be legally a homesteader in Texas and a candidate for office in the state of Georgia, they are mutually exclusive. He is guilty of one or the other.

Walker also lied on many statements during the election season. His lies are very similar to Santos' lies. Both of them have many completely fictitious claims. The only difference is that Santos has written his claims on his resume and published it. Walker's claims were made verbally. But both have made unsubstantiated claims to college degrees for which the institutions have no record.

All fair points, but surely you can see the difference between a self dealing American and a Russian agent.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If the Republicans force him to resign, it will be because he lied about being Jewish. Really scummy and will piss off Jewish Republicans (there’s still a lot of them…)

The Jewish issue is particularly problematic given the makeup of his congressional district. There’s a good sized Orthofox community. He reportedly spoke of his grandparents fleeing the Holocaust at synagogues on several occasions. Lying about his mother working at the WTC on 9/11 is another big time transgression.

[Anonymous]

One question would relate to his potential ties with Bolsonaro. Santos scored an invite to a NYE dinner at Mar-A-Lago and that wouldn’t typically have come through a Russian connection. Jair Bolsonaro was a frequent visitor.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Santos’ maternal grandparents were born in Brazil. They did not flee from persecution in Ukraine or emigrate from Belgium to glee the Nazis during WWII.

His grandmother, Rosalina Caruso Horta was born in Brazil in 1927. His grandfather Paulo Horta Devolder was born in Brazil in 1918.

Neither name appears in either Brazilian immigration cards from the 1930s or 1940s or the databases of Yad Vashem or the US Holocaust Museum.

Rosalina’s parents, Vincente Caruso and Alzira Sant’Anna were likewise born in Brazil, as was Paulo’s mother and George’s great-grandfather, Maria Victoria Alexandra Horta De Fonseca. Paulo’s father and George’s great-grandfather — Leonard Antoine (Ludivicus Thomas) Horta DeVolder — was an engineer born in Belgium in 1863 who immigrated to Brazil in 1887.

There is no evidence in geneological records available in Antwerp of any Ukrainian or Jewish ancestry.

https://forward.com/news/529130/george-santos-jewish-lie-genealogy-records/

[Anonymous]

Santos trying to whistle past the graveyard by reviving the corporate registration of the “family company” that he claims was paying him $750,000 a year.

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2022/12/scandal-struck-gop-congressman-george-santos-revived-the-firm-that-netted-him-mystery-millions/

[Anonymous]

A dude with virtually no income or assets in 2020 suddenly finds himself in possession of a million dollar condo in Rio de Janero but still lives in an apartment in Queens?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The fun part is the bind in which this puts McCarthy snd possibly Scalise. Do they want this guy’s vote to be the one that makes them Speaker?

I cannot possibly see where either McCarthy or Scalise would see the conflict here.

[Anonymous]

He isn't a NY resident, either.