George Santos will be seated on committees, House speaker says

Kevin McCarthy deflects growing calls for Santos to resign over his largely made-up résumé and suspect campaign finances

George Santos – the New York Republican congressman under local, state, federal and international investigation over his largely made-up résumé, suspect campaign finances and potentially criminal aspects of his personal history – “will get seated on committees”, the US House speaker said on Tuesday.

Speaking to reporters at the Capitol, Kevin McCarthy said: “We will be done with all committees today – he will get seated on committees.”