Liar

Congressman George Santos has admitted to having been " a terrible Liar " when confronted with his embellished résumé in a new TV interview.

The embattled Republican told TalkTV's Piers Morgan he had made mistakes Under Pressure but his lies were not about " tricking the people".

Instead, He Said , it was about " getting accepted by The Party here locally".

Mr Santos has faced fierce controversy since his election in November.

He was initially lauded as The First openly gay Republican to win a seat in The House of Representatives as a non-incumbent when he won in New York 's third district.

But within weeks, that called into question large portions of his CV, including his education and work experience, triggering a wave of further reporting.

He is alleged to have faced fraud charges in Brazil, presided over prolific campaign spending, lied about working for Goldman Sachs and about owning Property - and even claimed to have produced the ill-fated Spider-Man musical on Broadway.

Speaking to Piers Morgan on Monday, Mr Santos said one of his " biggest regrets in life" was lying about obtaining a college education.

Asked why he had chosen to do so, Mr Santos said: " Expectation On Society , the pressure, couldn't afford it.

" Decided I wanted to run for office, although I had built a very credible business career, but I just didn't have that part of my biography. "

" I just went with it, if you are going to Make Up a lie, are you thinking at all? " he added.

Mr Santos pointed out that he had run for the same Congressional seat in 2020 " and I got away with it then".

He reiterated his claim that he had never said he was Jewish, and repeated what he described as a " party-favourite joke" by describing himself as " Jew-ish".

Challenged over a claim that His Mother was in the South Tower of the World Trade Centre in New York City on 9/11, Mr Santos said: " That's true. "

" I won't debate My Mother 's life as she's passed in [2016] and it's quite insensitive to try to rehash My Mother 's legacy, " He Said .

He added: " She wasn't one to mislead me. . I stay convinced that's The Truth . "

The 34-year-old, who has faced calls From Within his party to resign, was asked about The Experience of the scrutiny he has come under.

" It's uncomfortable, " He Said . " I can't stand it and a lot of people think I love it, I just can't stand it. . you need to learn How To deal with it and that's what I'm doing. "

Asked about an apology, Mr Santos said: " I have looked inside a camera and said sorry. . If you can ask for forgiveness, I think that is The First step. "

On whether he would have wanted to run for office knowing the pressure that would follow, Mr Santos said simply: " Absolutely Not . "

Mr Santos, who is the subject of multiple Congressional investigations, is also facing from a former aide.

Source of news: bbc.com