For the first time, Congressman George Santos addressed the arrest of his former aide on charges of identity theft and wire fraud. Samuel Miele pleaded not guilty in federal court Wednesday after he was accused of impersonating a staffer for House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in order to raise money for Rep. Santos. “This was bought up to our attention in November of 2021, late November of 2021. A week later he was terminated and we cut ties with him,” Santos said in an exclusive interview with NewsNation affiliate WPIX. Full story: https://www.newsnationnow.com/politic... #Santos #NewYork #Politics Watch #NewsNationNow: https://www.newsnationnow.com/joinus "NewsNation Now" is a no fluff, no filler newscast hosted by Nichole Berlie featuring up-to-the-minute news drawing from a network of journalists across the U.S. Weekdays starting at 1p/12C. NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all America. More from NewsNation: https://www.newsnationnow.com/ Get our app: https://trib.al/TBXgYpp Find us on cable: https://trib.al/YDOpGyG How to watch on TV or streaming: https://trib.al/Vu0Ikij