CBS News: George Santos won a seat in Congress on a resume full of inconsistencies. Some supporters now want answers.

It’s the curious case of the congressman-elect.

Voters elected Republican George Santos in November to represent parts of Long Island and Queens in Congress but did not know the candidate was running on a resume filled with apparently fabricated claims about his schooling and work — leaving more questions than answers about how he will now navigate a planned move to Washington.

And now even some Santos allies are calling on the politician to step forward and either verify or explain the misleading aspects of the biography he ran on. …

Ethics watchdogs are also monitoring developments. Susan Lerner, executive director for Common Cause New York, called on Santos to resign. Lerner told CBS News she had never seen an instance like this. “This is really, really breathtakingly shocking,” Lerner said. “There  have been instances where candidates have exaggerated their background…haven’t seen anybody who’s made up an entirely false life story.”

It’s unclear whether House GOP leadership will urge any action. “There are always charlatans who will try and fool the system. And the question really is, can the system protect itself? And that’s what we’re going to see,” Lerner said. “Can Congress set standards for who is appropriately a member of the House of Representatives or not?”