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EP. 176 — CON-gressman George Santos w/ Brittany Luse
What’s poppin’ con-gregation? This week, host of NPR’s It’s Been A Minute, Brittany Luse joins the show to discuss U.S. Rep. George Santos, who is making history as the most fraudulent politician to have been elected to Congress. Plus, a man who has been using Chance the Rapper’s name to scam two victims out of tens of thousands of dollars has been arrested. Stay Schemin’!
Research done by Kaelyn Brandt
SOURCES
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/accused-con-artist-arrested-after-cbs-2-investigation/
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/12/nyregion/george-santos-donors-fund-raising.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/19/nyregion/george-santos-ny-republicans.html
https://nypost.com/2022/12/26/rep-elect-george-santos-admits-fabricating-key-details-of-his-bio/
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2023/01/george-santos-the-luckiest-liar-in-politics.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/13/nyregion/george-santos-republicans-lies.html
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/story/2023-01-14/george-santos-election-fraud
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