Former Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/george-santos" target="_blank" rel="noopener">George Santos</a> (R-NY), who was expelled from the House earlier this year, pleaded guilty to federal charges of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft in New York on Monday.
A judge reportedly <a href="https://x.com/MacFarlaneNews/status/1825617860103746005" target="_blank" rel="noopener">suggested</a> Santos could face a six-to-eight year sentence. The Justice Department (DOJ) <a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/former-congressman-george-santos-pleads-guilty-wire-fraud-and-aggravated-identity" target="_blank" rel="noopener">noted</a> Santos will also pay restitution of $373,749.97 and forfeiture of $205,002.97.
Sentencing is <a href="https://x.com/MacFarlaneNews/status/1825623282315391211" target="_blank" rel="noopener">scheduled</a> to take place on February 7.
&#8220;I deeply regret my conduct and the harm it has caused and accept full responsibility for my actions,&#8221; Santos said in court, <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2024/08/19/george-santos-guilty/74857375007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to USA Today</a>.
Federal prosecutors unveiled 23 charges against Santos last year, including aggravated identity theft, wire fraud, and conspiracy stemming back to his 2022 campaign.
Santos had earlier <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/27/politics/george-santos-plea/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pleaded not guilty</a> to the charges.
The plea deal, which the DOJ said brings a mandatory two-year minimum sentence of imprisonment and a maximum of 22 years, came before Santos&#8217; trial was expected to begin in September.
Santos &#8220;will go to prison for at least two years. He will be required to forfeit the money he made illegally. And he will be required to repay the victims that he swindled,&#8221; <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TND/videos/former-republican-rep-george-santos-is-expected-to-plead-guilty-monday/532519919118112/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> U.S. Attorney Breon Peace.
A pair of Santos&#8217; former aides have also <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/sam-miele-fundraiser-rep-george-santos-pleads-guilty/story?id=104875146" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pleaded</a> <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/sam-miele-fundraiser-rep-george-santos-pleads-guilty/story?id=104875146" target="_blank" rel="noopener">guilty</a>.
Voters in the Long Island area elected Santos to the House in the 2022 election. He <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/11/08/us/elections/results-new-york-us-house-district-3.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">defeated</a> business owner and Democratic activist Robert Zimmerman.
Controversy quickly overshadowed Santos during his tenure, and within several months of him taking office, the Department of Justice announced charges.
Santos faced calls to resign and had survived <a href="https://rollcall.com/2023/11/01/rep-george-santos-easily-survives-second-attempt-to-expel-him-from-congress/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">multiple attempts</a> by colleagues to expel him from the House, but that changed following a scathing <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/u-s-house-of-representatives" target="_blank" rel="noopener">House</a> Ethics Committee <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/george-santos-says-he-wont-seek-re-election-after-release-of-ethics-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a>.
A <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-votes-to-expel-george-santos" target="_blank" rel="noopener">vote in December</a>, which required a two-thirds majority to succeed, resulted in his ouster in December.
In the special election that followed, Democrat Tom Suozzi <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/slim-house-gop-majority-takes-a-hit-with-dem-winning-contest-to-replace-santos" target="_blank" rel="noopener">prevailed</a> over his GOP rival, Mazi Pilip, to serve out the remainder of the term originally won by Santos.
Suozzi is now <a href="https://www.news10.com/news/ny-news/examining-the-congressional-battleground-districts-of-new-york/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">expected</a> to face off against former State Assemblymember Michael LiPetri Jr. in the 2024 election in the 3rd Congressional District for another two-year term.
Santos briefly ran a new campaign against Rep. Nick LaLota (R-NY), a Republican from a nearby district who had <a href="https://lalota.house.gov/media/press-releases/lalota-expel-santos" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pushed</a> for Santos&#8217; expulsion, but <a href="https://apnews.com/article/george-santos-congress-campaign-a4c4cc2ea7cb52a13ec9f8dfc5ede86c" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> his withdrawal from the race in April.

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George Santos Pleads Guilty To Federal Charges

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Former Rep. George <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/george-santos">Santos</a> (R-NY) has filed a lawsuit against Jimmy Kimmel accusing the ABC late-night talk show host of tricking him into making videos that made him the subject of ridicule on national television.
In a suit filed Saturday in U.S. district court for the southern district of New York, Santos accuses ABC, Walt Disney Co., and Kimmel, of copyright infringement, fraudulent inducement, breach of contract, and unjust enrichment, <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2024/02/18/santos-sues-jimmy-kimmel-for-tricking-him-into-making-videos-to-ridicule-him-00142059">POLITICO</a> reported.
In the suit, Santos alleged Kimmel misrepresented himself in order to get Santos to create videos on the Cameo app &#8220;capitalizing on and ridiculing&#8221; his &#8220;gregarious personality.&#8221; Cameo connects famous people with fans who can request personalized video messages.
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The ex-rep claimed he received at least 14 &#8220;fake requests&#8221; from Kimmel&#8217;s show under &#8220;phony names&#8221; used to deceive Santos. 
Unbeknownst to Santos, the videos started being broadcast in December on &#8220;Jimmy Kimmel Live!&#8221; in a segment called &#8220;Will Santos Say It?,&#8221; the suit said.
One such clip included Santos congratulating a fake winner of a beef-eating contest, calling the purported feat of consuming six pounds of loose ground beef in less than 30 minutes &#8220;amazing and impressive.&#8221; 
Santos&#8217; attorney, Robert Fantone, admitted in an email to POLITICO that the fake requests were funny, but were still a &#8220;clear violation of copyright law.&#8221;
In the suit, the ex-rep is seeking damages totaling $750,000 for the five special Cameo videos he made that ended up being broadcast on Kimmel&#8217;s late-night show and were also played on various social media platforms.
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Santos was expelled from Congress in December after a House ethics report accused him of criminal activity. He faces 23 federal charges related to allegations of fraud, misusing campaign funds, and lying about his personal finances on House disclosure reports. He pleaded not guilty to all charges. The House Ethics Committee released a <a href="https://ethics.house.gov/sites/ethics.house.gov/files/documents/Committee%20Report_53.pdf">report</a> in November that was heavily critical of the then-congressman&#8217;s conduct, saying that a &#8220;review of the allegations and charges&#8221; showed &#8220;overwhelming evidence of his misconduct.&#8221;
Zach Jewell contributed to this piece.

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George Santos Sues Jimmy Kimmel For Tricking Him Into Making Videos

Santos Sues Jimmy Kimmel For Tricking Him Into Making Videos 

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Former Rep. George Santos (R-NY) — who was booted from his seat in early December following a scathing ethics report — blasted his former Republican colleagues in a group chat on Tuesday night after Democrat Tom Souzzi <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/slim-house-gop-majority-takes-a-hit-with-dem-winning-contest-to-replace-santos" target="_blank" rel="noopener">won the special election</a> to replace him.
According to reports from <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/george-santos-mercilessly-trolls-gop-after-democrats-win-his-old-seat" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Daily Beast</a> and <a href="https://www.semafor.com/article/02/14/2024/george-santos-puts-former-congressional-colleagues-in-group-chat-to-call-them-fing-idiots" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Semafor</a>, Santos put some of his former colleagues in a group chat and texted them his disgust after Souzzi defeated Republican candidate Mazi Pilip. The Democrats’ win in the special election slimmed the GOP’s majority in the U.S. House from seven seats to six seats, with four vacancies in the 435-member chamber.
“I hope you guys are happy with this dismal performance and your 10 million for futile Bull S*** cost the party,” he reportedly said in a message sent to most of the New York Republicans who <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/12/01/us/politics/santos-expulsion-vote-tracker.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">voted</a> to expel him. “I look very forward to most of you losing due to your absolute hate filled campaign to remove me from Congress arbitrarily. Now go tell the Republicans Base what you f***ing idiots did and good luck raising money next quarter.”
A screenshot of the text chain that Santos shared with Semafor showed that Rep. Andrew Garbarino (R-NY) responded to Santos’ message, writing, “Sorry new phone, who dis?”
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🟡NEW via <a href="https://twitter.com/kadiagoba?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@kadiagoba</a>: Ex-Rep. George Santos texted his former New York Republican colleagues to trash them for pushing to remove him from Congress after Rs lost NY03 seat.
Rep. Andrew Garbarino responded: “Sorry new phone , who dis?” <a href="https://t.co/6xr2SY2NHZ">https://t.co/6xr2SY2NHZ</a> <a href="https://t.co/XqICWLnc37">pic.twitter.com/XqICWLnc37</a>
&mdash; Joseph Zeballos-Roig (@josephzeballos) <a href="https://twitter.com/josephzeballos/status/1757823126732197967?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 14, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Santos <a href="https://twitter.com/MrSantosNY/status/1757600999215104413" target="_blank" rel="noopener">posted</a> multiple times on social media about the Republicans’ election loss Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning, <a href="https://twitter.com/MrSantosNY/status/1757664975651262656" target="_blank" rel="noopener">arguing</a> that he “FLIPPED a 23 year Blue seat with the help of grassroots activists and by activating the base with retail politics.” He also said that Republicans disrespected former President Donald Trump’s loyal supporters during the race.
“#NY3 is #MAGA country and since MAGA was disrespected, MAGA stayed home!” Santos added.
Santos’ post echoed Trump’s take on the election. The former president <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/111927900516733014" target="_blank" rel="noopener">posted</a> on Truth Social Tuesday night that “Republicans just don’t learn” and called Pilip a “foolish woman” for not endorsing him.
“I have an almost 99% Endorsement Success Rate in Primaries, and a very good number in the General Elections, as well, but just watched this very foolish woman, Mazi Melesa Pilip, running in a race where she didn’t endorse me and tried to ‘straddle the fence,’ when she would have easily WON if she understood anything about MODERN DAY politics in America,” Trump said. “MAGA, WHICH IS MOST OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY, STAYED HOME &#8211; AND IT ALWAYS WILL, UNLESS IT IS TREATED WITH THE RESPECT THAT IT DESERVES. I STAYED OUT OF THE RACE, “I WANT TO BE LOVED!” GIVE US A REAL CANDIDATE IN THE DISTRICT FOR NOVEMBER. SUOZZI, I KNOW HIM WELL, CAN BE EASILY BEATEN!”
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The House <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-votes-to-expel-george-santos" target="_blank" rel="noopener">voted</a> on December 1, 2023, to expel Santos, with 311 representatives voting in the affirmative and 114 voting against, with two representatives voting present. Democrats, who remained mostly united in their vote for Santos’ expulsion, were joined by 105 Republicans.
Santos faces 23 federal charges related to allegations of fraud, misusing campaign funds, and lying about his personal finances on House disclosure reports. He pleaded not guilty to all charges. The House Ethics Committee released a <a href="https://ethics.house.gov/sites/ethics.house.gov/files/documents/Committee%20Report_53.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> in November that was heavily critical of the then-congressman’s conduct, saying that a &#8220;review of the allegations and charges&#8221; showed &#8220;overwhelming evidence of his misconduct.&#8221;
Santos became the sixth U.S. House member to be expelled but made history as the first member expelled before being convicted of a crime or having fought for the Confederacy in the Civil War.

George Santos Blasts Former GOP Colleagues In Group Text After Dem Wins Special Election To Replace Him

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The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/u-s-house-of-representatives" target="_blank" rel="noopener">House</a> GOP&#8217;s narrow majority is poised to get even smaller with the result of Tuesday&#8217;s special election in New York&#8217;s 3rd Congressional District to replace freshman Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/george-santos" target="_blank" rel="noopener">George Santos</a> (R-NY) following his ouster.
News outlets <a href="https://twitter.com/AP_Politics/status/1757601637923684352" target="_blank" rel="noopener">called</a> the race in favor of Democrat Tom Suozzi over his GOP rival, Mazi Pilip, in their race to finish out what is roughly 11 months left in the two-year term for the Long Island seat a couple within a couple hours of polls closing.
The contest reached a conclusion on the heels of a failed <a href="https://news.bloomberglaw.com/ballots-and-boundaries/republicans-fail-in-bid-to-block-mail-voting-for-santos-election" target="_blank" rel="noopener">GOP bid to stop</a> no-excuse mail-in voting for the special election and, in a twist of fate, a winter storm hit the area just in time for election day, lowering expectations for turnout.
Suozzi, who previously held the seat for six years, and Pilip both <a href="https://twitter.com/brittanys/status/1757199152147026097" target="_blank" rel="noopener">offered</a> voters <a href="https://twitter.com/CBSNewYork/status/1757458797310697818" target="_blank" rel="noopener">rides</a> to the polls and the Congressional Leadership Fund, a House GOP super PAC, <a href="https://twitter.com/JakeSherman/status/1757492813338464332" target="_blank" rel="noopener">hired</a> snow plow companies to help clear roads.
Heading into the special election, the House <a href="https://pressgallery.house.gov/member-data/party-breakdown" target="_blank" rel="noopener">party breakdown</a> was 219 Republicans and 212 Democrats, with four vacancies in the 435-member chamber.
Lawmakers voted to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-votes-to-expel-george-santos" target="_blank" rel="noopener">expel</a> Santos in early December following a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/george-santos-says-he-wont-seek-re-election-after-release-of-ethics-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">scathing ethics report</a>. He also faces 23 federal charges — including aggravated identity theft, wire fraud, and conspiracy — to which the ex-congressman has pleaded not guilty.
After losing the speakership in October, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kevin-mccarthy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rep. Kevin McCarthy</a> (R-CA) opted to leave Congress at the end of last year. California <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/newsom-announces-dates-for-special-election-to-replace-mccarthy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">settled on</a> a March 19 primary and general election on May 21 <a href="https://twitter.com/rpyers/status/1744420082577559917" target="_blank" rel="noopener">if no candidate</a> beats the 50% threshold.
Rep. Bill Johnson (R-OH) left office in January to <a href="https://www.wfmj.com/story/50294578/bill-johnson-to-begin-serving-as-ysu-president-earlier-than-expected-resigns-from-congress" target="_blank" rel="noopener">become president</a> of Youngstown State University. Ohio is <a href="https://spectrumnews1.com/oh/columbus/news/2024/01/04/special-election-for-ohio-congress-seat" target="_blank" rel="noopener">going with</a> a special election primary for Johnson&#8217;s vacant seat on March 19 and a general election on June 11.
And one Democrat, Rep. Brian Higgins (D-NY), stepped down in February to become president and CEO of Shea’s Performing Arts Center. April 30 is the <a href="https://www.wivb.com/news/political-news/your-local-election-headquarters-new-york-state/ny-26-special-election-date-to-fill-higgins-seat-in-congress/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">date</a> chosen for the special election to snag the Buffalo-area seat.
Beyond vacancies, the both major parties in the House have grappled with absences due to medical reasons.
A bid to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas just barely <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-republicans-fail-to-impeach-mayorkas" target="_blank" rel="noopener">failed last week</a> with attendance being key to whether House Republicans could overcome a trio of defections.
Rep. Al Green (D-TX) <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/scalise-expects-return-next-week-could-break-mayorkas-impeachment-standoff" target="_blank" rel="noopener">showed</a> up at the last moment to cast what amounted to the decisive vote against impeachment while in a wheelchair after being rushed from a hospital where he had been recovering from abdominal surgery.
Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) was the sole missing vote as he had been out of Washington and working remotely for several weeks to undergo a stem cell transplant for his <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/rep-steve-scalise-delivers-update-on-cancer-battle" target="_blank" rel="noopener">fight against blood cancer</a> and then recover from the treatment.
With Scalise back on Capitol Hill this week, the GOP-led House <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-impeaches-mayorkas-in-second-attempt" target="_blank" rel="noopener">voted</a> 214-213 earlier on Tuesday to impeach Mayorkas despite three Republican defectors joining with all voting Democrats to oppose the effort.
Other issues that House lawmakers are expected to consider include <a href="https://twitter.com/mkraju/status/1757513067137536003" target="_blank" rel="noopener">appropriations</a> legislation to avert a government shutdown, FISA reauthorization, and whether to bring articles of impeachment against President Joe Biden.
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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mike-johnson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Speaker Mike Johnson</a> (R-LA) spoke last month about the political situation for House Republicans as he <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-passes-rule-in-second-attempt-johnson-ducks-gop-revolt-for-now" target="_blank" rel="noopener">faced pushback</a> from a group of conservatives, including members of the Freedom Caucus, amid negotiations on spending and border security with a Senate and White House that are controlled by Democrats.
&#8220;Everyone understands the reality of where we are,&#8221; Johnson <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/19/us/politics/mike-johnson-republican-majority.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> at a news conference. &#8220;The House Republicans have the second-smallest majority in history. We&#8217;re not going to get everything that we want. But we&#8217;re going to stick to our core conservative principles.&#8221;

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Slim House GOP Majority Takes A Hit With Dem Winning Contest To Replace Santos

<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/house-republicans" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Republicans</a> have to &#8220;keep the team together&#8221; if they want to get anything done with an ever-narrowing majority in the House, according to Speaker <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mike-johnson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mike Johnson</a> (R-LA).
In an <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdlPT5az64Y" target="_blank" rel="noopener">interview</a> that aired on Sunday morning, Fox News journalist Raymond Arroyo pressed Johnson on what the House GOP can accomplish after the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-votes-to-expel-george-santos" target="_blank" rel="noopener">expulsion of</a> Rep. George Santos (R-NY) and the early <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/kevin-mccarthy-to-retire-from-house-after-losing-speakership" target="_blank" rel="noopener">retirement</a> announcement of former Speaker <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kevin-mccarthy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kevin McCarthy</a> (R-CA), alluding to the decreasing number of defections the GOP can abide in close votes.
&#8220;We have to keep the team together and I think everybody understands the importance of the job that we have to do. We have to demonstrate we can govern well,&#8221; Johnson replied. &#8220;When we do that, I think we&#8217;ll expand the majority and we&#8217;ll be in a much better situation in the next round.&#8221;
What had been a <a href="https://pressgallery.house.gov/member-data/party-breakdown" target="_blank" rel="noopener">four-vote margin</a> by which Republicans could pass legislation is now starting to shrink. House Republicans are down to <a href="https://pressgallery.house.gov/member-data/party-breakdown" target="_blank" rel="noopener">221 members</a>, while Democrats have 213. And the GOP&#8217;s advantage could take another hit depending on whether a Democrat wins Santos&#8217; Long Island seat in a February <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2023/12/07/santos-seat-suozzi-00130737" target="_blank" rel="noopener">special election</a>.
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Looking ahead, McCarthy said he plans to exit Congress by the end of the year. Rep. Bill Young (R-OH) <a href="https://apnews.com/article/house-republicans-speaker-92c63abfcc202d86321f5796fdf300dd" target="_blank" rel="noopener">is expected to follow</a> in the coming months after he accepted a job as president of Youngstown State University. At least one Democrat, Rep. Brian Higgins (D-NY), is <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4306322-longtime-ny-house-democrat-brian-higgins-to-resign-citing-frustrations-in-congress/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">poised to step down</a> in February.
The GOP-led House <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-elects-mike-johnson-as-speaker" target="_blank" rel="noopener">elected</a> Johnson as its 56th speaker in late October, ending a weeks-long stalemate after several Republicans joined with Democrats in voting to remove McCarthy as speaker.
Johnson has a daunting task in front of him as Congress grapples with spending legislation to keep the government open, a massive defense authorization bill, and a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/it-isnt-xenophobic-fetterman-encourages-border-security-talks" target="_blank" rel="noopener">supplemental funds measure</a> that would boost allies such as Israel and Ukraine. And, in the coming days, the House is slated to vote on whether to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-gop-releases-biden-impeachment-probe-resolution" target="_blank" rel="noopener">formalize an impeachment inquiry</a> into President Joe Biden.
One vocal member of the GOP conference, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), recently critiqued her party&#8217;s situation in the House, <a href="https://twitter.com/RepMTG/status/1732438386084806665" target="_blank" rel="noopener">saying</a>, &#8220;I can assure you Republican voters didn’t give us the majority to crash the ship.&#8221;

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Speaker Johnson Says House GOP Has To ‘Keep The Team Together’ Amid Dwindling Majority

Speaker Johnson Says House GOP Has To 'Keep The Team Together'

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At least four gold bars that federal investigators recovered during their search of Sen. Bob Menendez&#8217;s (D-NJ) home are directly linked to one of the men accused of bribing Menendez.
In 2013, businessman Fred Daibes filed a police report stating that he was the victim of an armed robbery and that the assailants took $500,000 in cash from him and nearly two dozen gold bars.
Police later caught the suspects and Daibes&#8217; property was returned to him, including the gold bars. According to Daibes, who had to sign a document certifying that the property was his, the gold bars all had unique serial numbers that would never be duplicated onto another gold bar.
&#8220;Each gold bar has its own serial number,&#8221; he told investigators at the time. &#8220;They’re all stamped … you’ll never see two stamped the same way.&#8221;
Four of the gold bars that investigators recovered from Menendez&#8217;s home have the same serial numbers as four of the 22 gold bars that were stolen and later returned to Daibes.
Daibes was charged in the federal indictment for allegedly conspiring to bribe Menendez and conspiring to commit fraud.
The <a href="https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/23989441/us_v_menendez_et_al_indictment.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">indictment says</a> that Menendez and his wife had a corrupt relationship with New Jersey businessmen Wael Hana, Jose Uribe, and Fred Daibes, who allegedly gave the senator bribes worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. According to the DOJ, the bribes were intended to protect the businessmen and to benefit Egypt.
NBC legal analyst Danny Cevallas said, &#8220;All of this spells bad news for Senator Menendez because the chain of custody – it appears – is going to be really easy to prove up.&#8221;
Sen. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/john-fetterman" target="_blank" rel="noopener">John Fetterman</a> (D-PA) called for Menendez to be expelled from the Senate last week after the U.S. House of Representatives expelled now-former Rep. George Santos (R-NY).
“Senator Menendez, he needs to go,” Fetterman said. “And if you are going to expel Santos, how can you allow somebody like Menendez to remain in the Senate? And, you know, Santos is kind of, lies were almost, you know, funny. And like, you know, he, you know, landed on the moon and that kind of stuff.”
“Whereas, you know, I think, you know, Menendez, I think is really a senator for Egypt. You know, not New Jersey. So I really think he needs to go,” Fetterman said. “He has the right for his day in court and all that, but he doesn’t have the right to have those kinds of votes and things that — that’s not a right. And I think we need to make that kind of decision to send him out.”

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Sen. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/john-fetterman" target="_blank" rel="noopener">John Fetterman</a> (D-PA) called for Sen. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/bob-menendez" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bob Menendez</a> (D-NJ) to be expelled from the U.S. Senate on Friday as now-former Rep. George Santos (R-NY) was expelled from the U.S. House of Representatives.
Fetterman&#8217;s remarks, which he made during a lengthy interview that he gave on ABC’s &#8220;The View,&#8221; came after the House voted to expel Santos after an Ethics Committee report said that he lied and following numerous federal counts he was charged with, including alleged aggravated identity theft, wire fraud, and conspiracy.
The freshman senator said that he was &#8220;not surprised&#8221; that Santos was removed, but believed that &#8220;the more important picture is that we have a colleague in the Senate that actually does much more sinister and serious kinds of things.&#8221;
&#8220;Senator Menendez, he needs to go,&#8221; Fetterman said. &#8220;And if you are going to expel Santos, how can you allow somebody like Menendez to remain in the Senate? And, you know, Santos is kind of, lies were almost, you know, funny. And like, you know, he, you know, landed on the moon and that kind of stuff.&#8221;
&#8220;Whereas, you know, I think, you know, Menendez, I think is really a senator for Egypt. You know, not New Jersey. So I really think he needs to go,&#8221; Fetterman said. &#8220;He has the right for his day in court and all that, but he doesn’t have the right to have those kinds of votes and things that — that’s not a right. And I think we need to make that kind of decision to send him out.”
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Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) was on The View and he too argued that Menendez was far worse than Santos: &quot;I think, you know, Menendez, I think is really a senator for Egypt, not New Jersey.&quot; Hostin whines that there are calls for Menendez to go before &quot;adjudication.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/3FSvEEg190">pic.twitter.com/3FSvEEg190</a>
&mdash; Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) <a href="https://twitter.com/NickFondacaro/status/1730630652125450545?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 1, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Santos&#8217; expulsion vote, which required a two-thirds majority, passed easily with 311 representatives voting in the affirmative to 114 voting against, and two voting present. Democrats, who remained mostly united in their vote for Santos’ expulsion, were joined by 105 Republicans.
The New York congressman’s expulsion comes after all four of the top Republican House leaders said they would vote against expelling Santos. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA), House GOP Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN), and House GOP Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (R-NY) all opposed expelling Santos, CNN reported. The Republican leaders believed an expulsion could set a bad precedent since the New York representative has yet to be convicted of any crimes. GOP House leadership also did not work to whip up any votes to keep Santos from being expelled, with Johnson saying it was a vote of conscience.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-votes-to-expel-george-santos" target="_blank" rel="noopener">House Votes To Expel George Santos</a>

Senate Takes Up Funding Bill After House Passage

Fetterman Pushes To Expel Menendez From Senate After Santos Booted From House

The House voted Friday to expel Rep. George Santos (R-NY) following his numerous federal charges, including alleged aggravated identity theft, wire fraud, and conspiracy.
The expulsion vote, which required a two-thirds majority, <a href="https://twitter.com/Olivia_Beavers/status/1730618065593745657" target="_blank" rel="noopener">passed easily</a> with 311 representatives voting in the affirmative to 114 voting against, and two voting present. Democrats, who remained mostly united in their vote for Santos&#8217; expulsion, were joined by 105 Republicans.
The New York congressman&#8217;s expulsion comes after all four of the top Republican House leaders said they would vote against expelling Santos. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA), House GOP Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN), and House GOP Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (R-NY) all opposed expelling Santos, CNN <a href="https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/george-santos-expulsion-vote-12-1-23/index.html">reported</a>. The Republican leaders believed an expulsion could set a bad precedent since the New York representative has yet to be convicted of any crimes. GOP House leadership also did not work to whip up any votes to keep Santos from being expelled, with Johnson saying it was a vote of conscience. 
Earlier this week, the House Speaker said he had &#8220;real reservations&#8221; about voting to expel Santos, saying, &#8220;I’m concerned about a precedent that may be set for that.&#8221;
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The House Ethics Committee released a report last month heavily critical of the freshman congressman’s conduct. Santos <a href="https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/george-santos-expulsion-vote-12-1-23/index.html">faces</a> 23 federal charges related to allegations of fraud, misusing campaign funds, and lying about his personal finances on House disclosure reports. He pleaded not guilty to all charges. 
Friday&#8217;s vote was the House&#8217;s <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4337205-house-expels-george-santos/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">third attempt</a> over the past six months to boot Santos, and his expulsion marked the first time since 2002 that a member has been removed from office. Santos became the sixth U.S. House member to be expelled, but <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-lawmaker-george-santos-indicted-fraud-charges-faces-house-expulsion-vote-2023-12-01/#:~:text=Santos%20is%20only%20the%20sixth,following%20his%20criminal%20corruption%20conviction." target="_blank" rel="noopener">made history</a> as the first member expelled before being convicted of a crime or having fought for the Confederacy in the Civil War. The most recent members who were expelled were Reps. Michael Myers (D-PA) in 1980 and James Traficant (D-OH) in 2002. Both Myers and Traficant were convicted of crimes after they were caught taking bribes.
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The list that former Rep. George Santos joins: <a href="https://t.co/7zq8fBkbsk">pic.twitter.com/7zq8fBkbsk</a>
&mdash; Steve Kornacki (@SteveKornacki) <a href="https://twitter.com/SteveKornacki/status/1730619173791793400?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 1, 2023</a></blockquote>
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In a floor speech on Tuesday, Santos <a href="https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1729670939648950595?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1729670939648950595%7Ctwgr%5E91f89ef517c7acaaf4f5e2e7b372bc1b59404ee5%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailywire.com%2Fnews%2Fspeaker-johnson-has-reservations-about-expelling-santos" target="_blank" rel="noopener">warned</a> that his expulsion would set &#8220;a very dangerous precedent.”
&#8220;This expulsion vote simply undermines and underscores the precedent that we&#8217;ve had in this chamber &#8230; It puts us in a new direction, a dangerous one that sets a very dangerous precedent,&#8221; he said.
The House clerk is <a href="https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/george-santos-expulsion-vote-12-1-23" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tasked</a> with informing New York Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul about the expulsion, and it will be up to her to schedule a special election to replace Santos, who leaves after less than a year in office.
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House Votes To Expel George Santos

Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/george-santos" target="_blank" rel="noopener">George Santos</a> (R-NY) moved on Thursday to force a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/u-s-house-of-representatives" target="_blank" rel="noopener">House</a> vote to expel Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/jamaal-bowman" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jamaal Bowman</a> (D-NY) for pulling a fire alarm in a congressional office building as Santos himself faces an expulsion vote this week.
Santos filed his resolution as &#8220;privileged,&#8221; compelling the chamber to act within two legislative days, though Santos may <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4313613-growing-number-of-lawmakers-say-theyll-vote-to-expel-santos-after-ethics-report/#:~:text=House-,Growing%20number%20of%20lawmakers%20say%20they'll%20vote,expel%20Santos%20after%20Ethics%20report&amp;text=A%20growing%20number%20of%20lawmakers,scathing%20House%20Ethics%20Committee%20report.">already be removed</a> from the House by that deadline and there does not appear to be a sufficient number of members willing to remove Bowman from office.
During his <a href="https://www.c-span.org/video/?532119-2/house-session&amp;live" target="_blank" rel="noopener">remarks</a> on the House floor, Santos placed emphasis on the fact that Bowman <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/democratic-congressman-pleads-guilty-to-pulling-capitol-fire-alarm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">took a plea deal</a> on a misdemeanor count of falsely pulling a fire alarm that resulted in a temporary evacuation of the Cannon House Office Building in late September ahead of a government spending vote.
By contrast, Santos has not been convicted of any crimes, but he does face 23 federal charges —  including aggravated identity theft, wire fraud, and conspiracy — to which the congressman has <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/27/politics/george-santos-plea/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pleaded not guilty</a>. In a press conference earlier in the day, Santos warned that removing members from office on &#8220;mere allegations&#8221; will &#8220;haunt&#8221; many other elected officials.
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Rep. George Santos (R-NY) says he’s going to introduce a privileged resolution today to expel Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) for pulling a Capitol fire alarm.
“That’s consistency. Let’s hold our own accountable, but let’s make sure we do it with the precedent of the House.” <a href="https://t.co/asmUitLoWf">pic.twitter.com/asmUitLoWf</a>
&mdash; The Recount (@therecount) <a href="https://twitter.com/therecount/status/1730233884422324356?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 30, 2023</a></blockquote>
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This week, Democrats and Republicans brought forward &#8220;privileged&#8221; resolutions to expel Santos after the release of a House Ethics Committee <a href="https://punchbowl.news/isc-santos-report/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> that laid out &#8220;substantial evidence&#8221; of multiple types of violations of House rules and criminal laws. The GOP-led House is expected to <a href="https://twitter.com/ABCNewsLive/status/1729945364130623881" target="_blank" rel="noopener">vote</a> on expelling Santos as early as Friday after <a href="https://twitter.com/JakeSherman/status/1729912257264439343" target="_blank" rel="noopener">debate</a> on Thursday.
While Santos criticized the ethics inquiry as a political &#8220;smear,&#8221; the congressman announced after the report&#8217;s release that he <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/george-santos-says-he-wont-seek-re-election-after-release-of-ethics-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">would not seek re-election</a>. In remarks on Tuesday, <a href="https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1729670939648950595" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Santos declared</a> that he would not resign and said a vote to expel him &#8220;sets a very dangerous precedent&#8221; when it comes to due process.
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Expulsion from the House requires a two-thirds majority vote to succeed. It has only happened <a href="https://history.house.gov/Institution/Discipline/Expulsion-Censure-Reprimand/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a handful of times throughout U.S. history</a>. Two expelled members were convicted of crimes, while three others were kicked out in 1861 for backing the Confederacy.
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/speaker-johnson-has-reservations-about-expelling-santos" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bumping Santos</a> from the House would mean Republicans, who have a narrow majority in the chamber, would need to brace for the <a href="https://www.axios.com/2023/11/28/george-santos-replacement-special-election" target="_blank" rel="noopener">possibility of a Democrat</a> winning a special election to replace Santos in his Long Island district.
Unlike with Santos, the House Ethics Committee <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-ethics-declines-probe-into-bowman-over-false-fire-alarm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">declined</a> to open an investigation into Bowman. Bowman released a <a href="https://twitter.com/kadiagoba/status/1730227049711767578" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> on Thursday saying, &#8220;No one in Congress, or anywhere in America, takes soon-to-be former Congressman George Santos seriously. This is just another meaningless stunt in his long history of cons, antics, and outright fraud.&#8221;

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Facing Expulsion Vote, Santos Moves To Remove Bowman From House

Facing Expulsion Vote, Santos Moves To Remove Democrat From House

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Speaker <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mike-johnson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mike Johnson</a> (R-LA) said on Wednesday that he has &#8220;reservations&#8221; about the House expelling Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/george-santos" target="_blank" rel="noopener">George Santos</a> (R-NY).
Two expulsion resolutions — <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-democrats-move-to-force-another-vote-to-expel-george-santos" target="_blank" rel="noopener">one from Democrats</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/CraigCaplan/status/1729664172814663851" target="_blank" rel="noopener">another from Republicans</a> — were made &#8220;privileged&#8221; on Tuesday, compelling the chamber to act within two legislative days, after the release of a House Ethics Committee <a href="https://punchbowl.news/isc-santos-report/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> heavily criticizing Santos. Reports indicate that <a href="https://twitter.com/JakeSherman/status/1729912257264439343" target="_blank" rel="noopener">debate</a> may begin on Thursday and a <a href="https://twitter.com/ABCNewsLive/status/1729945364130623881" target="_blank" rel="noopener">vote</a> on expulsion could follow on Friday.
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.<a href="https://twitter.com/SpeakerJohnson?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SpeakerJohnson</a> on resolution to expel Rep. George Santos (R-NY) from Congress: &quot;I trust that people will make that decision thoughtfully and in good faith. I personally have real reservations about doing this. I&#39;m concerned about a precedent that may be set for that.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/6lXBjeW6qt">pic.twitter.com/6lXBjeW6qt</a>
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Leadership will allow people to &#8220;vote their conscience,&#8221; Johnson said during a press conference following a Republican conference meeting. Johnson said there will not be an effort by Republicans to whip votes one way or another, adding, &#8220;I trust that people will make that decision thoughtfully and in good faith.&#8221;
Still, Johnson continued, &#8220;I personally have real reservations about doing this. I&#8217;m concerned about a precedent that may be set for that. So everybody&#8217;s working through that and we&#8217;ll see how they vote tomorrow.&#8221;
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Expulsion from the House requires a two-thirds majority vote to succeed. It has only happened <a href="https://history.house.gov/Institution/Discipline/Expulsion-Censure-Reprimand/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a handful of times throughout U.S. history</a>. Two expelled members were convicted of crimes, while three others were kicked out for backing the Confederacy in the early 1860s.
Santos has not been convicted of any crimes, but he does face 23 federal charges —  including aggravated identity theft, wire fraud, and conspiracy — to which he has <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/27/politics/george-santos-plea/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pleaded not guilty</a>. Multiple prior efforts to expel Santos from the House — including a <a href="https://rollcall.com/2023/11/01/rep-george-santos-easily-survives-second-attempt-to-expel-him-from-congress/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">vote</a> on a resolution brought by other New York Republicans only weeks ago — have failed.
A <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4313613-growing-number-of-lawmakers-say-theyll-vote-to-expel-santos-after-ethics-report/#:~:text=House-,Growing%20number%20of%20lawmakers%20say%20they'll%20vote,expel%20Santos%20after%20Ethics%20report&amp;text=A%20growing%20number%20of%20lawmakers,scathing%20House%20Ethics%20Committee%20report." target="_blank" rel="noopener">growing number of lawmakers</a> say they would vote to expel Santos after the House ethics report was released and laid out &#8220;substantial evidence&#8221; of multiple types of violations of House rules and criminal laws amid &#8220;a complex web of unlawful activity involving Representative Santos’ campaign, personal, and business finances.&#8221;
While Santos criticized the ethics inquiry as a political &#8220;smear,&#8221; the congressman announced after the report&#8217;s release that he <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/george-santos-says-he-wont-seek-re-election-after-release-of-ethics-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">would not seek re-election</a>. In remarks on Tuesday, <a href="https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1729670939648950595" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Santos declared</a> that he would not resign and said a vote to expel him &#8220;sets a very dangerous precedent&#8221; when it comes to due process.
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Rep. George Santos (R-NY): &quot;I will not be resigning.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/xs7a2TPg82">pic.twitter.com/xs7a2TPg82</a>
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Some Republicans have spoken out against removing Santos from the House. Rep. Clay Higgins (R-LA) <a href="https://twitter.com/Olivia_Beavers/status/1729663232585978137" target="_blank" rel="noopener">released</a> a letter to colleagues saying he has &#8220;serious concerns&#8221; about how the case has been handled and that he would vote against expulsion.
Bumping Santos from the House would also mean Republicans, who have a narrow majority in the chamber, would need to brace for the <a href="https://www.axios.com/2023/11/28/george-santos-replacement-special-election" target="_blank" rel="noopener">possibility of a Democrat</a> winning a special election to replace Santos in his Long Island district.
During his comments on Wednesday, Johnson stressed that Republicans &#8220;believe in the rule of law&#8221; and explained how members have argued both the pros and cons of expelling Santos.
&#8220;There are people who say you have to uphold the rule of law and allow for someone to be convicted in a criminal court before this tough penalty would be exacted on someone. That&#8217;s been the precedent so far,&#8221; Johnson said. &#8220;There are others who say, well, upholding the rule of law requires us to take this step now because some of the things that he&#8217;s alleged to have done — the House Ethics Committee having done their job — are in fractions against the House itself.&#8221;

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA)

Speaker Johnson Has ‘Reservations’ About Expelling Santos

Speaker Johnson Has 'Reservations' About Expelling Santos

<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/house-democrats" target="_blank" rel="noopener">House Democrats</a> moved to force another vote in the coming days on whether to expel Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/george-santos" target="_blank" rel="noopener">George Santos</a> (R-NY) following the release of a scathing <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/u-s-house-of-representatives" target="_blank" rel="noopener">House</a> Ethics Committee report.
Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA), joined by Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY) as co-lead, <a href="https://robertgarcia.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-robert-garcia-and-congressman-dan-goldman-move-force-vote-expel" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> on Tuesday the introduction of an <a href="https://robertgarcia.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/robertgarcia.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/expel-santos-resolution.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">expulsion resolution</a> in &#8220;privileged&#8221; form, compelling leadership to consider it within 48 hours.
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Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) introduces a resolution to expel Rep. George Santos (R-NY) from Congress. <a href="https://t.co/o9RBYO2dIA">pic.twitter.com/o9RBYO2dIA</a>
&mdash; The Recount (@therecount) <a href="https://twitter.com/therecount/status/1729580011282174110?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 28, 2023</a></blockquote>
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“The time has finally come to remove George Santos from Congress. If we’re going to restore faith in government, we must start with restoring integrity in the U.S. House of Representatives,&#8221; Garcia said in a statement.
&#8220;It is essential for the American people to have Representatives they can trust and who don’t build their careers on deceit and falsehoods. We have once again forced an expulsion vote on the House floor because enough is enough,” he added.
House Ethics Chairman Michael Guest (R-MS) has also offered an <a href="https://mississippitoday.org/2023/11/17/u-s-rep-michael-guest-introduces-measure-to-expel-new-york-congressman-santos-from-house/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">expulsion resolution</a> against Santos but has not made it privileged — though Guest reportedly <a href="https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2023/11/28/congress/santos-expulsion-house-vote-00128899" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told POLITICO</a> he plans to engage in that same process.
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Speaker <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mike-johnson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mike Johnson</a> (R-LA) did not immediately share how the chamber would act on either resolution, but he did state on Monday that he talked to Santos over the Thanksgiving recess about his <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/speaker-johnson-says-he-spoke-to-santos-about-his-options-as-expulsion-looms" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;options.&#8221;</a> In response, Santos declared that he would not resign and <a href="https://twitter.com/MrSantosNY/status/1729281332268683683" target="_blank" rel="noopener">would be &#8220;standing&#8221;</a> for an expulsion vote.
Expulsion from the House, which has only happened <a href="https://history.house.gov/Institution/Discipline/Expulsion-Censure-Reprimand/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a handful of times throughout U.S. history</a>, requires a two-thirds majority vote to succeed.
Voters elected Santos to his first term representing a Long Island district last year, helping Republicans win a narrow majority in the House. But controversy soon followed amid questions about Santos&#8217; candor and finances.
Earlier this year, Santos was dealt 23 federal charges —  including aggravated identity theft, wire fraud, and conspiracy — to which he has <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/27/politics/george-santos-plea/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pleaded not guilty</a>. And then, this month, the House Ethics Committee released a <a href="https://punchbowl.news/isc-santos-report/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> laying out &#8220;substantial evidence&#8221; of multiple types of violations amid &#8220;a complex web of unlawful activity involving Representative Santos’ campaign, personal, and business finances.&#8221;
Santos criticized the congressional inquiry as a political &#8220;smear,&#8221; but announced after the House Ethics report&#8217;s release that he <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/george-santos-says-he-wont-seek-re-election-after-release-of-ethics-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">would not seek re-election</a>. Though he has survived prior attempts by colleagues to expel him from the House — including a <a href="https://rollcall.com/2023/11/01/rep-george-santos-easily-survives-second-attempt-to-expel-him-from-congress/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">vote</a> on a resolution brought by other New York Republicans only weeks ago — that may change with a <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4313613-growing-number-of-lawmakers-say-theyll-vote-to-expel-santos-after-ethics-report/#:~:text=House-,Growing%20number%20of%20lawmakers%20say%20they'll%20vote,expel%20Santos%20after%20Ethics%20report&amp;text=A%20growing%20number%20of%20lawmakers,scathing%20House%20Ethics%20Committee%20report." target="_blank" rel="noopener">growing number of lawmakers</a> saying they would vote for Santos&#8217; ouster.
During an hours-long X Spaces conversation on Friday night, Santos reportedly <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/11/27/george-santos-expel-congress/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">predicted</a> that he would be expelled from the House with another expulsion resolution brought to a vote. &#8220;I’ve done the math over and over, and it doesn’t look really good,&#8221; he said.

Rep. George Santos

House Democrats Move To Force Another Vote To Expel George Santos

House Democrats

Speaker <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mike-johnson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mike Johnson</a> (R-LA) shared on Monday that he has been in contact with Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/george-santos" target="_blank" rel="noopener">George Santos</a> (R-NY) ahead of a possible expulsion vote following a scathing <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/u-s-house-of-representatives" target="_blank" rel="noopener">House</a> Ethics Committee report.
Speaking to reporters during a trip to Sarasota, Florida, Johnson noted that he had &#8220;spoken to Congressman Santos at some length over the holiday and talked to him about his options.&#8221;
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VIDEO: Speaker Johnson tells reporters he spoke to Rep. George Santos &quot;at some length&quot; over the Thanksgiving holiday and &quot;talked to him about his options&quot;
Santos could become the first member of Congress expelled in over 2 decades. 
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On the prospect of an expulsion vote this week, Johnson said <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/rep-george-santos-face-expulsion-house-week-rcna126849" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;it remains to be seen,&#8221;</a> adding that lawmakers will be discussing the matter when they return from the Thanksgiving recess on Tuesday.
Voters elected Santos to his first term representing a Long Island district last year, helping Republicans win a narrow majority in the House. But controversy soon followed related to the congressman&#8217;s candor and finances, spurring multiple inquiries and growing pressure for him to leave office.
Santos has since been dealt 23 federal charges —  including aggravated identity theft, wire fraud, and conspiracy — to which he <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/27/politics/george-santos-plea/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pleaded not guilty</a>. And then, earlier this month, the House Ethics Committee released a <a href="https://punchbowl.news/isc-santos-report/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> saying investigators found evidence of Santos violating House rules and criminal laws.
Though Santos criticized the congressional inquiry as a political &#8220;smear,&#8221; he announced soon after the House Ethics report&#8217;s release that he <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/george-santos-says-he-wont-seek-re-election-after-release-of-ethics-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">would not seek re-election</a> while declaring, &#8220;I will continue on my mission to serve my constituents up until I am allowed.&#8221;
Santos survived <a href="https://rollcall.com/2023/11/01/rep-george-santos-easily-survives-second-attempt-to-expel-him-from-congress/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">multiple attempts</a> by colleagues to expel him from the House earlier this year, but that may change with House Ethics Chairman Michael Guest (R-MS) announcing another <a href="https://mississippitoday.org/2023/11/17/u-s-rep-michael-guest-introduces-measure-to-expel-new-york-congressman-santos-from-house/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">expulsion resolution</a> and <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4313613-growing-number-of-lawmakers-say-theyll-vote-to-expel-santos-after-ethics-report/#:~:text=House-,Growing%20number%20of%20lawmakers%20say%20they'll%20vote,expel%20Santos%20after%20Ethics%20report&amp;text=A%20growing%20number%20of%20lawmakers,scathing%20House%20Ethics%20Committee%20report." target="_blank" rel="noopener">growing number of lawmakers</a> saying they would vote for New York Republican&#8217;s ouster.
Expulsion from the House, which has only happened <a href="https://history.house.gov/Institution/Discipline/Expulsion-Censure-Reprimand/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a handful of times throughout U.S. history</a>, requires a two-thirds majority vote to succeed.
During an hours-long X Spaces conversation on Friday night, Santos reportedly insisted that he would not resign, <a href="https://www.axios.com/2023/11/25/santos-lashes-out-expulsion-vote" target="_blank" rel="noopener">claiming</a>, &#8220;[I&#8217;d] admit [to] everything that&#8217;s on that report&#8221; by doing so. Yet Santos also <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/11/27/george-santos-expel-congress/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">predicted</a> that he will be expelled from the House if another expulsion resolution goes to the floor for a vote. &#8220;I’ve done the math over and over, and it doesn’t look really good,&#8221; he said.

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