Here is his problem for the rest of his public life. He lied about so much and has admitted to lying about a lot so no matter what scandal comes up next or ever in the future no one will believe him, even if he's actually telling the truth. I honestly don't understand how Trump has managed to keep a political career with that exact same strategy but I guess if you ascend to cult leader the amount of lying no longer matters. Santos is no cult leader though so the pile of lies he sleeps on will always overshadow anything else he says, truth or not. Example, all of us here are pretty sure he's lying about this but really we don't know. We're extrapolating the most likely truth from his previous actions and assuming he's the liar not the vet. I read a lot more about this yesterday and I actually think the vet guy with the dog isn't exactly a trustworthy source either based on a couple of his self reported actions in this whole whacko story, but I do think his account rings more true than Santos. If I took the exact same story though and applied against someone I thought was honest, I might be more inclined to believe the politician account. I'm sure a ton of my interpretation of that individual story is colored by the fact I believe Santos is a habitual liar and con man, so the easiest explanation is this is just another example of that.