{"id":1441652,"date":"2023-12-01T16:06:36","date_gmt":"2023-12-01T21:06:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/?p=1441652"},"modified":"2023-12-01T16:06:36","modified_gmt":"2023-12-01T21:06:36","slug":"santos-expelled-from-congress-on-third-try","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/santos-expelled-from-congress-on-third-try\/1441652\/","title":{"rendered":"Santos Expelled From Congress On Third Try"},"content":{"rendered":"

Santos Expelled From Congress On Third Try<\/span><\/p>\n

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The House has finally expelled Rep. George Santos (R-NY) from Congress after two previous attempts failed<\/strong>, amid a laundry list of allegations against him, including campaign finance abuses.<\/p>\n

“Congressman” George Santos<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

The ouster passed by a vote of 311 to 114, with 105 Republicans joining 206 Democrats in the affirmative.\u00a0<\/p>\n

BREAKING: House votes to expel GOP Rep. George Santos. He has left the Capitol for the last time. pic.twitter.com\/kHBmIsTAPV<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 MSNBC (@MSNBC) December 1, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n

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Speaker Johnson announces that Santos has been expelled pic.twitter.com\/6ou2ckLLPt<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) December 1, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n

The ouster follows a November report by the House Ethics Committee, which concluded that the New York congressman “sought to fraudulently exploit every aspect of his House candidacy for his own personal financial profit.”<\/p>\n

Santos, who did not<\/em> engage in a years-long influence peddling scheme with America’s leverage-laden adversaries – only to gain the full protection of uniparty loyalists while walking America into two new proxy wars (Having “Biden” for a last name might have helped), announced that he would not seek reelection<\/strong> following the release of the ethics report.<\/p>\n

He has separately pleaded not guilty to 23\u00a0 federal charges, including allegations of COVID-19 unemployment benefits fraud, misusing campaign funds, and lying about his personal finances on House disclosure reports.<\/p>\n

Prior to the vote, Rep. Tim Burchett said he would vote against expulsion, telling CNN<\/em>: “We’re a bunch of sinners.”<\/p>\n

Rep. Tim Burchett dismisses concerns about Santos’s conduct and says he will vote against his expulsion: “We’re a bunch of sinners.” pic.twitter.com\/kD4j3O0izS<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) December 1, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n

“George Santos is a liar \u2014 in fact, he has admitted to many of them \u2014 who has used his position of public trust to personally benefit himself from Day 1,\u201d said Rep. Anthony D’Esposito (R-NY), Santos’ arch nemesis within the Republican party.<\/p>\n

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Tyler Durden<\/a><\/span>
\nFri, 12\/01\/2023 – 11:06<\/span><\/p>\n

\u200bhttps:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/political\/santos-expelled-house<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n

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