House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) is not calling for Rep. George Santos (R-NY) to resign following the embattled lawmaker being criminally charged by the Justice Department.
While several House Republicans continued calls for Santos to resign after CNN broke the news that Santos, who lied about much of his resume during the campaign, had been criminally charged, McCarthy did not call for his resignation and instead opted to let the justice system play out.“In America, you’re innocent until proven guilty,” McCarthy said at a press conference.
He pointed to former Nebraska GOP Rep. Jeff Fortenberry, who was indicted in 2021 and resigned from committees, and then when he was found guilty in 2022, McCarthy asked him to resign from the House, which he did. Santos resigned from his committee assignments in January following heavy scrutiny of his false biography and questions surrounding his campaign and personal finances.
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