House Ethics Chairman Michael Guest on Friday introduced a resolution to expel embattled Rep. George Santos after the committee’s searing report on the lawmaker.
House Ethics Chairman Michael Guest on Friday introduced a resolution to expel embattled Rep. George Santos after the committee’s searing report on the lawmaker.
The latest expulsion judgment would be the third attempt at booting Mr. Santos from Congress following a string of indictments and a report released Thursday from the House Ethics Committee that said “substantial evidence” showed the New York Republican misused campaign funds, filed false reports on his donations and engaged in other forms of fraud.
“The evidence uncovered in the Ethics Committee’s Investigative Subcommittee investigation is more than sufficient to warrant punishment and the most appropriate punishment is expulsion,” said Mr. Guest, Mississippi Republican. “So, separate from the committee process and my role as chairman, I have filed an expulsion resolution.”
A resolution to expel a lawmaker requires a two-thirds majority to advance in the House. The move by New York lawmakers this month to oust Mr.
