Rep. George Santos is the first person to be expelled from Congress without a criminal conviction or for being a Confederate member. The last expelled congressman was convicted on 10 criminal counts.
New York Rep. George Santos was expelled from Congress on Friday after House members voted 311-114 to remove the scandal-ridden GOP congressman from his seat.
That puts Santos on a short list of congressmen who were also booted from their positions by their colleagues.
In US history, only 5 representatives and 15 senators have been removed from office.
But Santos’ removal is unique: He’s the only congressman who was removed without a criminal conviction or an association with the Confederacy during the Civil War.
Instead, Santos was removed after a damning House Ethics Committee report said there was «substantial evidence» that he violated federal laws. Santos has been indicted on 23 federal charges, including wire fraud and identity theft, which the congressman has pleaded not guilty to.
