On Monday, Santos acknowledged: 'I didn't graduate from any institution of higher learning. I'm embarrassed and sorry for having embellished my resume.'
In an interview with the New York Post, Santos said: "My sins here are embellishing my resume. I'm sorry."Rep.-elect George Santos, R-N.Y., admitted Monday that he lied about his job experience and college education during his successful campaign for a seat in the U.S. House.
FILE - Republican candidate for New York's 3rd Congressional District George Santos campaigns outside a Stop and Shop store, Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022, in Glen Cove, N.Y.The New York Times raised questions last week about the life story that Santos, 34, had presented during his campaign. Santos told the Post he had "never worked directly" for either financial firm, saying he had used a "poor choice of words."
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