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George Santos Expelled From Congress in Historic Vote
  + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Kaia Hubbard | Dec. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com   time to read: +3 min
Still, some Republicans opposed Santos' expulsion, including nearly all members of the GOP leadership, because he hasn’t been convicted of a crime. Just five lawmakers have ever been removed from the House by an expulsion vote, and three of them fought against the union in the Civil War. Though many railed against Santos for embarrassing the party and the chamber more broadly, Republicans could hardly afford to lose his vote. “By voting yes to expulsion, Republicans and Democrats can stand for election integrity and against voter fraud because there is no more provable case of election fraud before this Congress than George Santos’ 2022 election fraud,” Rep. Nick LaLota, New York Republican, said on Thursday. “New Yorkers from Queens and Nassau counties deserve better than George Santos – a total fraud and a serial liar representing them in Congress.”Still, Santos teased this week that he may not be finished with Congress.
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Disgraced Rep. George Santos announced Thursday that he will not seek reelection after the House Ethics Committee released a blistering report detailing “potential violations of federal criminal law” on his part and referred its findings to the Justice Department. He deceived donors into providing what they thought were contributions to his campaign but were in fact payments for his personal benefit. But both failed to garner enough support, with some Republicans arguing at the time that they would wait for the Ethics Committee to release its findings. Though the committee did not recommend House action taken against Santos, another expulsion vote is expected to follow, likely once the chamber returns from a Thanksgiving recess. Meanwhile, Santos already faces a 23-count federal indictment, though he pleaded not guilty earlier this year.
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“Given the revelations about his biography, as well as the public information pertaining to his financial disclosures, Mr. Santos has failed to uphold the integrity expected of members of the House of Representatives,” the complaint reads. Santos did not answer questions when he left his office later Tuesday. Santos voted for McCarthy in all of the rounds. Upon entering Congress, Santos did not appear to have received a warm welcome from most of his GOP colleagues. During the numerous speaker votes last week, Santos was often seen sitting by himself, except for one occasion when he was photographed chatting with far right lawmaker Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga.
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