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"But in each case, rather than denounce Mr. Santos publicly, the Republicans looked the other way."

Santos’s Lies Were Known to Some Well-Connected Republicans: George Santos inspired no shortage of suspicion during his 2022 campaign, including in the upper echelons of his own party, yet many Republicans looked the other way.

nytimes.com/2023/01/13/nyregio

www.nytimes.comSantos’s Lies Were Known to Some Well-Connected RepublicansBy Nicholas Fandos

"Mr. Santos’s 2022 opponent, Robert Zimmerman, got hold of the research book in late August, right after he won a competitive and costly Democratic primary. He decided not to spend what would have likely been tens of thousands of dollars to do more rigorous outside research.

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"Other Democrats have second-guessed that decision in recent weeks, but at the time, Mr. Zimmerman had his reasons. While presidential and Senate campaigns typically have the financial and staff resources for exhaustive opposition research, House campaigns tend to rely on the D.C.C.C. to conduct their research."