The disgraced former congressman George Santos is receiving a documentary that will showcase his life, career, and controversies. The brain behind this project is the popular documentarian, Jenner Furst. He is best known for the documentary Kalief Browder, the story of a young Bronx man whose suicide exposed the New York criminal justice system. Kalief Browder even won a Peabody Award.
George Santos’ career as a US congressman ended on December 1, 2023. The reason for his expulsion was due to criminal corruption charges. Furthermore, there were also accusations of mispending campaign money. Santos is the sixth-ever member to be expelled from his position. Out of the other five, three sided with the Confederacy during the Civil War. However, the rest were involved in crimes.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the logline of the film reads, “The story of a seemingly minor local race that wound up a battle for the soul of Long Island and unexpectedly carved the path for the world’s most famous (and now disgraced) congressman. The Gatsby-esque journey of a man from nowhere who exploited the system waged war on truth and swindled one of the wealthiest districts in the country to achieve his American Dream.”
George Santos was 35 years old when he became a congressman in 2022. However, The New York Times reported that he was a liar. They reported that he did not graduate from the college he claimed he was from. Furthermore, it was also revealed that he did not work with Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, or even start an animal rescue shelter. His claims of being a descendant of Jewish refugees from the Holocaust were also debunked.
George Santos reveals that Kevin McCarthy gave him the idea to start a Cameo account
George Santos recently sat down with CBS and had a conversation with The Point host, Marcia Kramer. In the interview, he revealed that he was making a lot of money from the website Cameo.
He said, “I can tell you that by the end of this week—that is actually factual—I will have made more money in seven days than I would have made [in] an entire year in Congress.”
The congressional salary is $174,000 a year. Hence, Kramer asked him to confirm if he would earn that amount in a week. Santos’s reply was affirmative. He said, “Yes, ma’am,”
The former congressman further revealed that the idea to join Cameo was given to him by a former staffer for Rep. Kevin McCarthy. Santos said, “He reached out and says, ‘George, you have such a large personality, people love you,You should just open a Cameo. I’m like, what’s a Cameo? So I looked into it”
According to The Daily Beast, he further revealed that he was not ashamed of the incidents that transpired in his life. He said, “I feel like everything I stood for—I’m so proud of the legacy I leave behind, even with the short 11-month term that I served,” he said. “I feel like every vote I took I can stand by and I can defend, and I’m proud of that. But regrets, plenty. Like, there’s always regrets, right.”
George Santos was born on July 22, 1988. His parents are Fátima Aziza Caruso Horta Devolder and Gercino Antônio dos Santos Jr. He even has a younger sister named Tiffany. Even though he is openly gay, he was married to a woman from 2012 to 2019.
