Republicans Introduce Resolution to Expel George Santos
metroweekly.comforce a vote on expelling U.S. Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) from the U.S. House of Representatives has officially initiated the first steps to do so.
Rep. Anthony D’Esposito called the measure to the floor as a privileged resolution on Thursday afternoon, which gives House leadership two legislative days to either expel the embattled Republican or refer the measure to committee.Two-thirds of all House members must vote to expel Santos, the sole out gay Republican in Congress, while only a majority of members have to vote to refer the resolution to a committee, such as the House Ethics Committee.Because the resolution is privileged, it takes precedence over other House business.The House adjourned on Thursday afternoon, with plans not to return until next Wednesday, so the vote to expel Santos will likely not happen until Thursday, November 2.What position to take on the resolution will be determined by House leadership, including recently elected House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.).According to The Hill, D’Esposito informed Johnson of his plans to bring the resolution to the floor, to which Johnson reportedly responded, “Do what’s right and do what’s right for New York.”The Republicans behind the resolution say they were compelled to act after Nancy Marks, Santos’s former campaign treasurer, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States.As part of that conspiracy, Marks allegedly coordinated with Santos, planning to inflate his campaign finance reports in order to qualify for special funding for GOP candidates.
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