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George Santos' imposter pretended he would be a member of McCarthy's staff during donor calls [1]

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Date: 2023-01-09

Santos aide reportedly impersonated McCarthy's chief of staff in calls to GOP donors: 'We were duped'

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An individual paid by George Santos' campaign called wealthy donors pretending to be Kevin McCarthy's chief of staff, according to a new report.

The newly elected New York Republican fabricated major portions of his backstory presented to voters, and CNBC reported that his congressional campaign raised nearly $3 million by falsely claiming high-level ties to McCarthy, who was GOP majority leader at the time and was elected last week as House speaker.

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