PART 2 - George Santos Deep Dive: How George Lied His Way Into Congress
I Know You Didn't Ask with Megan O'Donnell
Megan O'Donnell
3.9 • 709 Ratings
🗓️ 16 January 2026
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
In Part Two of the George Santos saga, the wheels fully come off. From a bipartisan investigation to a jaw-dropping federal indictment, we break down how Santos allegedly ran campaign finance schemes, collected unemployment while employed, lied on House disclosures, and spent donor money on luxury hotels, Botox, designer shoes, OnlyFans, and caviar lunches.
We cover the charges, the guilty plea, the historic expulsion from Congress, his prison stint (cupcakes, solitary, and all), and the Trump commutation that cut his sentence down to just 84 days.
Plus: the bizarre post-prison press tour, the collective pop culture obsession, endless side scams, and why admitting guilt felt oddly refreshing.
George Santos didn’t just lie — he turned infamy into currency. And as much as we hate to admit it… we’re still watching.
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| 0:16.1 | Welcome to I Know You Didn't Ask, the unapologetic, unfiltered, and slightly unhinged podcast you didn't know you needed. |
| 0:22.8 | I'm your host, Megyn O'Donnell, pop culture obsessive, professional oversharer, and the host of your new fix for celebrity gossip, reality TV chaos, books, food news, beauty tips, and of course, navigating your life in your 30s. |
| 0:36.0 | I know you didn't ask, but I'm telling you anyways. |
| 0:38.9 | Sit back, grab a drink, and enjoy the show. Welcome to I Know You Didn't Ask. I'm your host, Megan O'Donnell, and I am so excited to be here for part two of my George Santos deep dive. If you guys haven't listened to part one, go back and listen to that. that's where we talk about who George is, who George says he is, and all of the |
| 0:55.1 | things that led up to him winning a seat in Congress in 2022. Also, if you guys are new here, |
| 1:01.8 | I'm on YouTube and Spotify. So be sure to watch the video version. I'm looking particularly |
| 1:06.1 | cute today. Again, hair in a slick back bun, which is always the same situation. Dirty hair. |
| 1:13.3 | But we are on YouTube. We are on Spotify video. We are on TikTok, Instagram, everywhere at |
| 1:20.3 | Megan, the podcaster. So be sure to check me out, follow me, and follow me especially on TikTok |
| 1:24.8 | because that's where the kids are and that's where the kids are. And that's where the money is. |
| 1:28.3 | So that's where I'm going towards. So part one ended on January 7, 2023, the day that George |
| 1:34.3 | Santos was sworn in as a member of the House of Representatives. So before George Santos even took |
| 1:39.3 | office, he was facing media scrutiny from both the left and the right to resign. And it's shocking that |
| 1:46.3 | this is one of the only topics that both Republicans and Democrats can completely agree upon at this |
| 1:50.8 | point. It is the fact that George Santos is not qualified to be a U.S. congressman. |
| 1:57.7 | So fast forward a little bit March 2nd, 2023. A House committee announces an investigation into George Santos. |
| 2:03.8 | And so he had been in office for about two months at this point. |
| 2:06.7 | And there had been a 10-member bipartisan committee who voted unanimously to begin a proper investigation many times over that his resume did not get him the job. |
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