House Democrats File Resolution To Expel Santos

CBS News reports:

A group of House Democrats on Thursday filed a resolution seeking to expel embattled New York’s Republican Rep. George Santos from Congress, as new details emerge about federal scrutiny into his work for a company accused of running a Ponzi scheme.

“We gave him plenty of time to resign, and he has chosen not to do so,” Democratic Rep. Robert Garcia of California, the freshman lawmaker who is spearheading House Democrats’ effort, said during a press conference unveiling the expulsion resolution outside the Capitol.

Expelling a member from the House requires the support of two thirds of members under the Constitution. Santos told reporters Thursday afternoon that he won’t step down.

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Rep. Marc Molinaro, a freshman R from New York, told me he would vote to expel George Santos from the House if it came up for a vote. Democrats today introduced a resolution to expel Santos — but that requires the support of 2/3rds of the House to succeed.

“I’d vote for it”

— Manu Raju (@mkraju) February 9, 2023