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☆ We really shouldn't have expelled George Santos, House Republican says
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-14 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Rep. Mike Collins is pointing fingers at the more than 100 Republicans who voted to expel Santos. AdvertisementRep. Mike Collins is taking one lesson from Tuesday night's special election in New York: Republicans shouldn't have joined with Democrats to expel George Santos from Congress. the Georgia Republican wrote shortly after former Democratic Rep. Tom Suozzi was declared the winner of the special election in New York's 3rd congressional district. — Rep. Mike Collins (@RepMikeCollins) February 14, 2024Collins isn't alone in lamenting the loss of Santos recently. In reality, the special election loss on Tuesday may have come down to the GOP's aversion to early voting.

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The expulsion of George Santos from the House on Friday, after a year shaped by audacious lies and outright frauds, ended his 11-month congressional tenure. But as he stormed off Capitol Hill, Mr. Santos made abundantly clear that he had no intention of returning to obscurity. Mr. Santos, a New York Republican, is scheduled to stand trial next year on a lengthy rap sheet that includes charges he defrauded donors, lied to election officials and stole unemployment benefits. But in American politics, even convicted criminals are often given second acts — if not in elected office, then on reality TV or the big screen. Here’s what might be next — and what will not be — for the disgraced and recently deposed former congressman.

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☆ Live updates: Rep. George Santos expelled from House
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Aditi Sangal | Shania Shelton | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Rep. George Santos is interviewed by FOX News in the rotunda of the Cannon House Office Building before a vote to expel him from the House of Representatives on December 1, in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker/Getty ImagesThe House is expected to vote soon on a motion that would expel New York Republican Rep. George Santos from the chamber. An expulsion vote is not like a censure in that the member is not admonished by the chamber or shamed as they are with censure. They will decide how Santos’ office is cleared out, among other steps. Both Traficant’s and Myers' privileges were stripped immediately following the expulsion vote because they had previously been convicted of their crimes.

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Live Vote Tracker: House Votes on the Expulsion of George Santos From CongressThe House will vote today on whether to expel Representative George Santos of New York from Congress. Friday’s expulsion vote Answer Democrats Dem. Friday’s vote to expel Mr. Santos comes after a report by the House Ethics Committee that found substantial evidence that Mr. Santos had broken federal criminal laws. After the release of the report, Mr. Santos said he would not seek re-election in 2024. Mr. Santos is also facing 23 felony counts.

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☆ Opinion | The House Does ‘the Right Thing,’ and George Santos Is Out
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

To the Editor:Re “House Expels George Santos From Congress in Historic Vote” (nytimes.com, Dec. 1):I appreciate that the House has finally voted to rid itself of Representative George Santos. It is, however, a disgrace that a majority of House Republicans who voted were in opposition to expulsion. The man the voters of his New York district elected to the House was not the man who George Santos represented himself to be. Mr. Santos did not help his cause by responding to allegations with anger, arrogance and condescension. Mr. Santos’s self-inflicted wounds are hardly over for him as he continues to face numerous criminal charges.

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☆ George Santos just became the 6th lawmaker ever to be expelled from the House. Here's what happens to his staffers, and when a special election may take place.
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Here's what happens to his staff, and when a special election could take place. A February special election on Long Island — with Democrats likely favored to winUnder New York state law, Gov. Kathy Hochul will have 10 days to call a special election, which must take place between 70 and 80 days after that. That means a special election will likely occur sometime in February 2024. If a special election takes place, nominees would be chosen by party committee members, rather than voters.

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☆ Rep. George Santos expelled from Congress for corruption, cutting GOP majority
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) arrives to speak about the House Ethics Committee report and potential expulsion from Congress this week during a press conference outside on Capitol Hill on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023, in Washington, DC. The House voted Friday to expel Rep. George Santos from Congress for his alleged finance crimes and his campaign lies, shrinking the GOP's already slim majority. Santos is the sixth House member in U.S. history to be booted from Congress, and the third since the Civil War. Former Democratic Rep. Tom Suozzi, who left the seat in New York's 3rd congressional district to run for governor, has already launched a campaign to take it back. The resolution, brought by Santos' fellow New York Republicans was the latest effort to boot the embattled 35-year-old freshman lawmaker.

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After months of congressional hand-wringing, Mr. Santos finally met his demise on Friday, after Republicans and Democrats each offered separate expulsion resolutions. The resulting debate on the House floor on Thursday captured the absurdity and unseemliness of Mr. Santos’s scandals. Mr. Santos is only the sixth member of the House to be expelled in the body’s history. Mr. Santos must still contend with the federal indictment in which prosecutors have accused him of multiple criminal schemes. (That company, Harbor City Capital, has been accused of operating a Ponzi scheme by the Securities and Exchange Commission, though Mr. Santos has not been implicated.)

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☆ House Republicans believe there are enough votes to expel Rep. George Santos this week
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., is seen in the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, November 28, 2023. Multiple House Republicans said Wednesday they believe there is now enough support by GOP lawmakers to boot Rep. George Santos from Congress later this week. Johnson said he has "reservations" about the vote to remove Santos. That many Republicans, added to what is expected to be overwhelming Democratic support, would easily surpass the two-thirds supermajority vote required to remove Santos from the 435-seat House. Another New York Republican, Rep. Anthony D'Esposito, said he believes this will be Santos' last week in Congress.

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☆ GOP congressman says it would be politically advantageous for him to vote to expel George Santos because some of his constituents 'don't like the fact that he's gay'
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

GOP Rep. Tim Burchett says he's undecided over whether he'll vote to expel George Santos. "People don't like the fact he's gay," he said, adding that he's personally "a libertarian." AdvertisementRep. Tim Burchett remains undecided over whether to vote for a resolution to expel Rep. George Santos from Congress this week. Advertisement"I mean, people don't like the fact he's gay," said Burchett. Burchett voted against two previous attempts to expel Santos in May and November.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — A Democratic lawmaker moved Tuesday to force a vote this week on expelling Rep. George Santos from the House, calling it a necessary step if Republicans fail to take action in light of the recent ethics report that found Santos blatantly stole from his campaign and deceived donors. Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif., brought back to the floor legislation he first introduced in February to force the expulsion vote. “Whatever it takes to get that vote this week, is what we're doing,” Garcia said. Expelling Santos, a Republican from New York, would require support from at least two-thirds of House members voting. Santos has rejected any suggestion he step down before an expulsion vote.

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☆ GOP House Ethics chair files new bid to expel George Santos after scathing report alleges theft
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) speaks with reporters after a vote on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023, in Washington, DC. The Republican chairman of the House Ethics Committee on Friday filed a resolution to expel Rep. George Santos from Congress in the wake of a damning report alleging the scandal-plagued GOP freshman committed campaign fraud and theft. Santos has already declared he will no longer seek reelection in 2024, even as he slammed the ethics report as a "politicized smear." But on the heels of Thursday's ethics report, many of Santos' GOP colleagues who previously voted to keep him in Congress declared that they would now support an effort to throw him out. The 56-page report found that Santos, 35, "sought to fraudulently exploit every aspect of his House candidacy for his own personal financial profit."

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WASHINGTON, Nov 1 (Reuters) - A vote to expel Republican lawmaker George Santos from the U.S. House of Representatives failed on Wednesday when fewer than two-thirds of the chamber supported the resolution, preserving Republicans' narrow 221-212 majority. The former treasurer for Santos' campaign pleaded guilty on Oct. 5 to a conspiracy charge for inflating fundraising numbers. Republican lawmakers from Santos' state of New York said last month they would introduce a resolution to expel Santos, but the move was delayed by weeks when the House was leaderless following the ouster of Speaker Kevin McCarthy. [1/4]U.S. Rep. George Santos (R-NY) reacts after his Congressional colleagues voted not to expel him from the House, after he was indicted on 23 federal corruption charges, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. November 1, 2023. The House Ethics Committee has also said it is looking into allegations involving Santos.

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☆ US House votes not to expel Republican George Santos
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Reuters Editorial | ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

PoliticsUS House votes not to expel Republican George SantosPostedA vote to expel Republican lawmaker George Santos from the U.S. House of Representatives failed on Wednesday (November 1) when fewer than two-thirds of the chamber supported the resolution, preserving Republicans' narrow 221-212 majority.

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The House is expected to vote Wednesday evening on a resolution to expel Rep. George Santos from the chamber in a rare move that could narrow the GOP’s thin majority. Santos has been embroiled in scandal since he took office and admitted to fabricating elements of his resume. House Republicans have been split on how to proceed. 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. Earlier this year, under former Speaker Kevin McCarthy, House Republicans were able to skirt a Santos expulsion effort brought by Democrats after Santos was first indicted by federal prosecutors by referring the resolution to the House Ethics Committee.

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☆ New York Republican moves to expel George Santos from Congress
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( David Morgan | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Oct 26 (Reuters) - A New York state Republican on Thursday made a privileged motion in the U.S. House of Representatives to expel indicted fellow Republican George Santos from Congress, a move that forces the chamber to hold a vote on the question. "George Santos is not fit to serve his constituents as a United States representative," said Representative Anthony D'Esposito, who stood on the House floor flanked by fellow New York Republicans Nick LaLota, Marc Molinaro and Mike Lawler. With a narrow 221-212 majority, the House's Republican leadership has not taken action against Santos. D'Esposito and his fellow New York Republicans announced plans to seek Santos' expulsion on Oct 11. Democrats have repeatedly called for Santos to be expelled, and over a dozen Republicans have done the same.

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☆ New York Republicans are finally ready to expel George Santos
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

GOP Rep. George Santos' fellow New Yorkers have had enough. AdvertisementAdvertisementRep. George Santos' fellow New York Republicans have had enough. The New Yorker's move against Santos is notable as they previously led the effort in May to sidestep House Democrats' push to expel Santos. "Great to hear that the New York Republican Freshmen are finally ready to expel fraudster George Santos from Congress. House Republicans are meeting behind closed doors on Wednesday with the hopes of completing the first step in finding a new leader.

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☆ New York Republicans to move to oust George Santos from US House
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Moira Warburton | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Oct 11 (Reuters) - A group of New York state Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives will introduce a motion to expel indicted fellow Republican George Santos from the chamber, two of the members said on Wednesday. Santos pleaded not guilty to an initial May indictment and has said he will do the same for the new one. A motion to expel would require support from two-thirds of members in the House, meaning 290 votes. Democrats have repeatedly called for Santos to be expelled, and over a dozen Republicans have done the same. "If they want to be judge, jury and arbitrator of the whole goddamn thing, let them do it," Santos said on Wednesday.

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☆ Video shows AOC breaking up a shouting match between a Squad member and Marjorie Taylor Greene outside the Capitol: 'She ain't worth it, bro'
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-18 | by ( Joshua Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Reps. Jamaal Bowman and Marjorie Taylor Greene got into a shouting match outside the Capitol. The video shows Bowman blaming the current situation on the legacy of former President Donald Trump, with Greene's responses repeatedly mentioning "missing" migrant children. Before turning away from Bowman, the video shows Greene saying: "Let me tell you something Jamaal, you're not very smart, you should pay attention." At this point, Bowman, who was still shouting, was tapped on the shoulder by Ocasio-Cortez, the video shows. Insider contacted Bowman, Greene, and Ocasio-Cortez for comments but did not immediately receive responses.

☆ GOP Blocks Democrats’ Effort to Expel George Santos From Congress
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-17 | by ( Natalie Andrews | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ The House could vote on expelling George Santos this week
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-16 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The House could vote to expel Rep. George Santos this week. Democratic Rep. Robert Garcia offered a privileged resolution seeking to expel the New Yorker. The House GOP has only two working days to determine the next step for the privileged resolution. "George Santos is a fraud and a liar, and he needs to be expelled by the House," Garcia wrote in a statement. If the resolution is brought to a vote, two-thirds of the House will need to vote to expel him for it to pass.

☆ 7 House Democrats are moving to boot Republican George Santos from Congress
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-09 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Democratic Rep. Robert Garcia of California is leading a small group of fellow House Democrats in pushing for the chamber to expel Republican Rep. George Santos from Congress amid a litany of scandals. The long-shot effort underlines the degree to which some of Santos' colleagues have a visceral disdain for his continuing presence in Congress. Nonetheless, Speaker Kevin McCarthy has remained behind the New York Republican. Alluding to ongoing investigations into Santos' actions, Garcia also said that Santos has "committed financial and campaign fraud. A small group of House Republicans, including some of Santos' New York colleagues, have called on him to resign.

☆ Kevin McCarthy lashed out at reporters when asked why he hasn't punished George Santos
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-26 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

He was being questioned about why he continues to back Rep. George Santos. "What happens in the Intel Committee, [with the] secrets that are going on in the world other members of Congress don't know," McCarthy said. McCarthy is under increasing pressure to take action against Santos as calls grow for the New York congressman to resign. "We urge you to act swiftly to prevent George Santos from abusing his position and endangering our nation," the two New York congressmen said. They wrote: "It is clear that Congressman George Santos has violated the public's trust on various occasions and his unfettered access to our nation's secrets presents a significant risk to the national security of this country."

☆ Democrats urge House Speaker McCarthy to deny GOP Rep. George Santos access to classified info
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-25 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Two congressional Democrats asked House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Wednesday to restrict Republican Rep. George Santos' access to classified information, arguing the scandal-plagued freshman lawmaker "cannot be trusted" with confidential materials. "It is clear that Congressman George Santos has violated the public's trust on various occasions," Reps. Joseph Morelle and Gregory Meeks, both from Santos' own state of New York, said in a letter to McCarthy. "His unfettered access to our nation's secrets presents a significant risk to the national security of this country," the Democrats wrote. "We urge you to act swiftly to prevent George Santos from abusing his position and endangering our nation." Santos' "untrustworthiness could warrant the Intelligence Community to slow down or limit certain classified information it shares with Congress," they told McCarthy.

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