Ritchie Torres actually said...

"I mean, Kevin McCarthy needs every vote he can get, and he needs the vote of George Santos."

"But notice that there's a glaring disconnect between local Republicans, who have heard directly from the voters, and who have called on him to resign, and House Republican leadership, which has been c..."

"Mr. Santos is the target of criminal investigations, at the local, state, national and international level. So, I support holding him accountable, by every means."

"Not done mentioned is the fact that George Santos defrauded the voters. He won under fundamentally false pretenses."