New York Daily News Hits Rep. George Santos With Damning Cover
Huff PostLOADING ERROR LOADING A newspaper in the congressional district of serial liar Rep. George Santos hit the controversial freshman lawmaker with a stinging front page on Thursday. After Santos was arraigned on 13 federal counts relating to fraud and money laundering, the New York Daily News responded with this cover: LIAR UNDER FED FIRE George Santos hit with 13 charges for theft, money laundering, fraud and lying to Congress https://t.co/c0qvZP6JRb Knicks stave off Heat, live to see Game 6 in Miami https://t.co/g62fqKvYhf, Latest: https://t.co/zhXPtrCcgy pic.twitter.com/1AbJkczFxu — New York Daily News May 11, 2023 The tabloid published a photograph of Santos leaving a Long Island courthouse next to someone carrying a sign bearing the single word, “LIES.” “Liar Under Fed Fire,” read the main headline. Santos on Wednesday pleaded not guilty to the charges, which included accusations he pocketed $25,000 in campaign donations for himself and received pandemic-related unemployment benefits while earning a $120,000 salary.