George Santos makes second appearance in federal court

By RoKSaNa aMId & WIll SHEElINE of the Glen Cove Herald

At U.S. District Court in Central Islip on June 30, embattled U.S. Rep. George Santos made his second appearance to address a range of criminal charges against him.

Looking subdued and meek in a gray suit and bright red tie, Santos addressed Judge Joanna Seybert only twice, in barely audible responses: “Yes, Your Honor.”

Ryan Harris, the lead federal prosecutor, told Seybert that the government had 86,000 pages of documents to substantiate its case, and that he had provided them to Joseph Murray, Santos’ attorney. Murray, who said he had