George Santos' problems are piling up. Yesterday the Republican representative announced that he would not run for reelection in the House next year as a result of the investigation against him for fraud in his electoral campaign. Now the House Ethics Commission announced that it is introducing a resolution to expel him from Congress.
House Ethics Chairman, Michael Guest, presented a resolution this Friday for Santos to be removed from office. The day before, the commission presented a very negative report to the House regarding the representative's role in the fraud scheme that was used to finance his congressional campaign.
ALERT: Chair of US House Ethics Committee introduces legislation to expel Rep. George Santos (R-NY)
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The evidence was sent to the Department of Justice (DOJ), which is investigating Santos for the same reason. He is being charged with a series of financial crimes. Santos has pleaded not guilty to the 23 federal charges against him for now.
The resolution presented by Guest is expected to be evaluated after the Thanksgiving holidays. Santos' expulsion could then be put to a vote. At the beginning of the criminal case, the congressman, who claims he is innocent, said he would not step down from his position.
This November, Republican Party legislators tried to expel Santos but were unsuccessful. Santos defended himself by appealing to the presumption of innocence when he appeared before his colleagues in Congress.
