WASHINGTON, Dec 1 (Reuters) – Indicted Republican George Santos’ brief career in the U.S. House of Representatives came to an end on Friday, when fellow lawmakers voted to expel him over criminal corruption charges and accusations of misspending campaign money.
The House voted 311-114 to immediately remove the controversial freshman lawmaker, above the two-thirds majority required to oust one of its own.
Besieged by revelations of lies about his past, a federal criminal indictment and a congressional ethics probe, Santos, 35, became only the sixth member to be expelled from the House. The New York congressman was the first to be kicked out without having fought for the Confederacy or being convicted of a crime.
Interesting that they expelled him prior to an actual conviction!
Yes, he was a dirtbag – but an unconvicted dirtbag!
LOOOOONG OVERDUE !!! AND Plenty MORE need to GO !!!!!
A CRIME that he was allowed to remain in Congress all this time & Parade Around FREE !!!!!
What a bunch of fing hypocrites, every one who goes to DC gets rich, how is that done legally? They should ALL RESIGN since they are all crooks. This DA just got caught..gold bar BOY should be next he is a convicted FELON!!!
REPUBLICANS are no longer a Majority in the House now
All politicians are evil
I can’t believe the republicans are that dumb. They barely have the majority and are kicking their own out. George Santos hasn’t even been convicted yet, but they voted him out on hearsay. There is time for all the academics later, right now republicans need all the reps they can hold to control the house. On second thought, I can believe it since seeing how they are handling the actions of the biden crime family.
He was a Good example of how those in Congress are treated ABOVE THE LAW !!!!