Rep. George Santos (R-NY) defiantly vowed not to resign after two separate efforts to force a vote on his expulsion from Congress were introduced in the House on Tuesday.
The day’s first expulsion resolution against the lying Long Island politician was introduced by Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) as a privilege measure, meaning the resolution requires congressional action within two legislative days.
On Tuesday night, Rep. Anthony D’Esposito (R-NY) introduced a second effort to unseat Santos, also as a privileged measure and co-sponsored by House Ethics Committee Chairman Michael Guest ( Republican of Mississippi).
“Now we are going for a third attempt at a privilege resolution to expel me from the House of Representatives,” Santos said on the House floor after the bills were introduced, criticizing bipartisan attempts to remove him from office.
Santos pleaded not guilty to all charges in a 23-count federal indictment filed against him earlier this year. fake images
“This is the specific case: in history, five members of Congress have been expelled. All five had been convicted in court. All five had due process. This expulsion vote simply undermines and underlines the precedent we have had in this chamber. It begins and sets us in a new direction, a dangerous direction that sets a very dangerous precedent for the future,” he warned.
“I ask that all my colleagues in the House consider and understand what this means for the future. And to set the record straight and put this on the record, I am not going to resign,” Santos said.
Santos has said he will not seek re-election next year. fake images
Santos, who represents New York’s 3rd Congressional District, survived an expulsion vote earlier this month that was brought to the floor by D’Esposito and fellow New York Republican Reps. Marc Molinaro, Nick LaLota, Brandon Williams and Mike Lawler.
The resolution, introduced after the truth-challenged congressman’s sweeping 23-count federal indictment of embezzlement and fraud, failed 179 to 213, even though 24 Republicans and 155 Democrats voted to expel Santos.
Under former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), House Republican lawmakers rejected an earlier move by Democrats to oust the freshman representative, opting instead to refer Santos’ many lies and financial misdeeds to the House Ethics Committee. the camera.
The latest efforts to oust Santos from the House stem from the Nov. 16 release of the Ethics Committee’s scathing report on Santos, which concluded that the lying Long Island lawmaker “brazenly stole” campaign funds and committed numerous ethics violations.
The report noted discordant expenses Santos apparently made with donor money, including Onlyfans subscriptions, Botox purchases, trips to Las Vegas and Atlantic City, and a shopping spree at luxury brand Hermés.
Santos criticized the ethics panel’s conclusions during his speech, arguing that they were “incomplete, irresponsible and riddled with hyperbole and biased opinions.”
Calls for Santos’ expulsion have increased since the release of the House Ethics Committee’s report on the lying congressman. Getty Images for MoveOn
Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY), who co-sponsored the Garcia expulsion resolution, criticized Santos as “an admitted liar, fraud and cheater” who is “totally unsuitable for public office.”
“The time has finally come to remove George Santos from Congress,” García said in a statement. “If we want to restore faith in government, we must start by restoring integrity to the United States House of Representatives. “It is essential that the American people have representatives they can trust and who do not base their careers on deception and falsehoods.”
D’Esposito told reporters that House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has not indicated whether or not he supports his effort to oust Santos.
“He didn’t say either,” D’Esposito said, according to The Hill. “He has said throughout this process that we must do what is best for the district at home and what is best for New York. And that’s what we’re doing”.
Johnson revealed Monday that he and Santos spoke “at some length” over the Thanksgiving holiday about the embattled congressman’s options.
Santos told reporters that the spokesperson also called him on Tuesday and asked him “if I had already made my decision.” Santos claims he responded: “Yes. Put up or shut up right now.”
Santos, who has already said he will not seek re-election, plans to hold a press conference early Thursday morning.
It is unclear when the House will take up the two resolutions calling for Santos’ expulsion.
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