George Santos admits to lying on campaign trail but maintains he'll take office

Rep.-elect George Santos (R-NY) admitted to lying about his education and work experience while campaigning during the midterm elections but remained adamant he would assume office in the next Congress anyway.

Santos was elected to Congress in November after defeating Democratic candidate Robert Zimmerman to represent New York’s 3rd congressional district. Shortly after his victory, several aspects of his resume came under scrutiny after a report from the New York Times found he fabricated details about his education and employment history.

“My sins here are embellishing my resume. I’m sorry,” Santos told the New York Post. “I am not a criminal. This [controversy] will not deter me from having good legislative success. I will be effective. I will be good.”

The initial report found that Santos embellished details about his alleged employment history with several Wall Street firms after he wrote in his campaign biography that he worked with Citigroup and Goldman Sachs. However, both companies confirmed to multiple outlets that Santos had no employment history with them.