Rep. George Santos Has Been Expelled From Congress.
He had a good run.
Well, it was certainly a wild ride for New York Representative George Santos, and has been since before he was even sworn in. From the very beginning it seems his tenure was marked with every controversy imaginable, and it’s difficult to come up with something about himself or his qualifications that he didn’t just flat out lie about. Eventually, as shocking as might seem given how little accountability lawmakers deal with these days, everything finally caught up with him.
Christopher Wilson with Yahoo News writes:
“Embattled New York Rep. George Santos was expelled from the House on Friday in a historic vote following a House Ethics Committee investigation into alleged fraud perpetrated by his campaign after months of scandals around the freshman Republican lawmaker.
Following the release of the ethics report last month, Santos, 35, said he would not seek reelection to the Long Island-area seat he won in 2022. The congressman, however, said he would not resign because if he did, the “bullies” would win.
…When asked for his reaction following the result, Santos said, “It’s over. What reaction?” Asked if he would use his privileges as a former congressman to visit the House floor in the future, he replied, “To hell with this…
