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I wrote about George Santos. Then he made a violent threat and lied about it
After NPR reported on new federal investigations examining the former Congressman's bets, he threatened the reporter who broke the story.
What happened
According to LAist’s source item, I wrote about George Santos. Then he made a violent threat and lied about it, After NPR reported on new federal investigations examining the former Congressman’s bets, he threatened the reporter who broke the story.
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Source
Primary source: I wrote about George Santos. Then he made a violent threat and lied about it via LAist. VINI cites and links the source; it does not reproduce the publisher’s full article text without rights clearance.
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- I wrote about George Santos. Then he made a violent threat and lied about itLAist - 2026-06-05T14:41:35+00:00
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