N.Y. Republicans tell George Santos to resign from Congress for 'lie after lie'

Nassau County Republican Party chairman Joseph Cairo and members of the Nassau County Republican Committee hold a news conference regarding the future of U.S. Representative George Santos (R-NY) at Nassau County Republican Committee in Westbury, New York, U.S. January 11, 2023. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Embattled U.S. Representative George Santos should resign from Congress after telling "lie after lie after lie" about his career and history, a group of senior Republicans from his suburban New York district said on Wednesday.

Before the group of more than a dozen top Republicans from his home district in Nassau County were done urging Santos to step down, the newly elected congressman rejected their call, telling reporters at the Capitol that he would stay in office.