Santos claims 'witch-hunt' after facing fraud charges in New York court – video

The Republican congressman George Santos, exposed for lying extensively about his background and campaign finance disclosures, emerged from the federal courthouse in Long Island using Donald Trump-like rhetoric to attack the criminal case against him as a conspiracy to damage him politically. After pleading not guilty to charges of fraud, money laundering, theft of public funds and making false statements, Santos said he was 'going to fight the witch-hunt'. 'I am going to take care of clearing my name, and I look forward to doing that,' he said

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