Anyone who expected scandal-plagued Rep. George Santos (R-NY) to resign in the wake of getting hit with still more criminal charges has likely not been following the New York Republican's political career very carefully.
CNN reports that Santos was once again defiant after being slapped with a fresh 23-count criminal indictment on Tuesday that included charges ranging from wire fraud to identity theft to falsification of records.
In talking with reporters on Wednesday morning, Santos maintained his innocence and said he would not resign his seat or consider taking a plea deal.
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"Nothing has changed,” Santos said. “I think I’ve made it clear that I will fight this to prove my innocence. So yeah, I’m pretty much denying every last bit of charges.”
Santos also told reporters why he couldn't possibly be guilty of what he described as the "bullsh-t" charge of defrauding his own donors.
""I never transacted a single finance procedure in the campaign," he said. "That's why you pay treasurers and fundraisers and financial advisers for a campaign... Why would in God's green earth I even handle a credit card?"
Santos has been enmeshed in scandal before he was even sworn in as a congressman after numerous media outlets discovered that he had fabricated his academic, work, and family histories.
