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Facing Expulsion, Indicted Rep. George Santos Says He Won’t Quit

Rep. George Santos (R-New York) is making clear he’s “not resigning” from Congress after multiple indictments and now a move by fellow Republicans to expel him from the House.


 

Santos is facing 13 felonies for alleged fraud and embezzlement.

Rep. Anthony D’Esposito (R-New York), along with other New York Republicans, have put forward a resolution to expel Santos from Congress to “rid the People’s House of fraudster George Santos.”

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For a member of Congress to be expelled, a two-thirds majority vote in the chamber is needed, which has happened twice since the Civil War.

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