LIVE VIDEO: House Votes On George Santos Expulsion

The New York Times reports:

The motion to expel Mr. Santos, which was introduced by Representative Anthony D’Esposito of New York, faces a high hurdle. Because the resolution requires approval from two-thirds of the House lawmakers voting, every Democrat and 77 Republicans would need to vote to expel Mr. Santos, assuming all 433 members vote on the matter. Republicans hold a majority so narrow that Mr. Santos’s vote remains crucial to their agenda.

Speaker Mike Johnson has said he does not support removing Mr. Santos without due process. But Mr. D’Esposito and a cohort of first-term New York Republicans in vulnerable swing district seats have said that there is sufficient evidence that Mr. Santos is no longer fit to serve. If the measure were to succeed, it would consign Mr. Santos — who has falsely claimed ties to the Holocaust, Sept. 11 and the Pulse nightclub shooting — to a genuine place in history.

Read the full article. As you’ll see in the clips below, Santos and his GOP detractors just made their cases to a mostly empty chamber.