Ousted fabulist Santos ends his long-shot bid to return to Congress

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Ousted fabulist Santos ends his long-shot bid to return to Congress

By Rashard Rose | CNN Former New York Rep. George Santos, who was expelled from the House and is facing federal charges, said he is withdrawing his bid for Congress in New York’s 1st District. “I have decided to withdraw from my independent run for #NY1…I don’t want my run to be portrayed as reprisal against Nick Lalota… Although Nick and I don’t have the same voting record and I remain critical of his abysmal record, I don’t want to split the t…