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.
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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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