{"id":1976884,"date":"2023-07-18T23:51:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-19T03:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-republicans-support-democrat-led-effort-to-censure-rep-george-santos\/"},"modified":"2023-07-18T23:53:43","modified_gmt":"2023-07-19T03:53:43","slug":"new-york-republicans-support-democrat-led-effort-to-censure-rep-george-santos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-republicans-support-democrat-led-effort-to-censure-rep-george-santos\/","title":{"rendered":"NY Republicans back Dem-led effort to censure Rep. George Santos."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnew-york-republicans-support-democrat-led-effort-to-censure-rep-george-santos%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1976884&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><blockquote>\n<h2>Republicans Express\u200b Support for Censuring Rep. \u200cGeorge Santos<\/h2>\n<p>At least \u2062five New \u2062York Republicans have voiced\u2062 their\u2063 support for a House \u200cDemocrat-led resolution to censure fellow statesman Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/george-santos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">George Santos<\/a> (R-NY) after he was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/austin-mayor-apologizes-for-napping-at-slain-officers-funeral\/\" title=\"Austin Mayor Apologizes for Napping at Slain Officer's Funeral\">indicted earlier<\/a> this year on several campaign-related \u200bcharges.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was the first to\u2063 call for his resignation,\u201d stated Rep. Anthony\u200c D\u2019Esposito (R-NY) in an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2023\/07\/18\/george-santos-censure-house-republicans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Axios<\/a>.\u200d \u201cI\u2019ve \u200bpublicly\u200d stated that he \u200bis a\u200b stain on\u200b our institution, and I\u200b would \u2063vote to \u200dcensure him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>House \u200cDemocrats are currently preparing\u200c to \u2064force a\u200c vote \u2062on \u200dcensuring\u200b the embattled representative. They aim to bring it\u2062 to the floor before \u2062the end of\u200c the August recess, unless the Ethics \u2064Committee\u200d proceeds with\u2063 an\u2063 investigation into Santos, which \u200cwas \u200dlaunched earlier this \u200byear following the\u200b accusations\u2062 against \u2063him.<\/p>\n<p>Federal prosecutors <a\u200d href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/george-santos-arrested-indicted-on-13-counts-relating-to-fraud\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">indicted<\/a> Santos\u200d on over\u200c 13 counts in \u2063March, leading the freshman congressman \u200cto \u200dsurrender\u2062 to\u2063 authorities and appear\u200c in court. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-ga-sen-warnock-referred-for-criminal-voter-misconduct\/\" title=\"Democrat Ga. Sen. Warnock referred for criminal voter misconduct\">charges include<\/a> seven counts of \u2062wire \u200dfraud, \u200cthree\u200d counts of money laundering, one count of theft of public funds, and two \u200ccounts of \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/feds-charge-five-alleged-chinese-spies-for-carrying-out-harassment-campaigns-against-u-s-residents\/\" title=\"Feds Charge Five Alleged Chinese Spies For Carrying Out Harassment Campaigns Against U.S. Residents\">making materially false statements<\/a> to\u2063 the \u200dHouse\u200d of \u2064Representatives.<\/p>\n<p>Santos has also\u200c been \u2064accused \u2062of \u200bmisleading\u2063 donors by claiming\u2064 that funds would be used \u200dfor\u2062 his campaign. However, reports have revealed that\u2064 he used \u200bthe money \u200cto\u2064 purchase designer\u200c clothes, pay off\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-republicans-support-democrat-led-effort-to-censure-rep-george-santos\/\" title=\"NY Republicans back Dem-led effort to censure Rep. George Santos.\">personal\u200b credit card\u200c debt<\/a>, and\u200b indulge in\u200c lavish expenses \u200bunrelated to his congressional race.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Ritchie\u200b Torres (D-NY), who introduced the resolution, \u2064emphasized \u2062that \u2063lawmakers \u200c\u201cshould have no issue \u2062in voting \u200bto\u2062 formally censure him for defrauding the people of the United States and disgracing our\u2064 institution,\u201d \u200caccording \u200bto <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2023\/07\/18\/new-york-republicans-santos-censure-00106832\" \u200btarget=\"_blank\" \u200crel=\"noopener\">POLITICO<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>New \u2063York Republican Reps.\u2064 Mike Lawler, Nick Langworthy, and Nick LaLota\u2063 have all indicated their support\u2062 for\u200d the\u2062 resolution.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Marc Molinaro (R-NY) expressed doubt \u2064that\u200b his colleagues on\u200b the other side of the aisle\u2063 would \u200cfollow\u2063 through\u2064 with a \u2063forced vote, but he affirmed \u2063his support for\u200b the resolution should it come to that.<\/p>\n<p><b data-stringify-type=\"bold\"><\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think he should be a \u2064member of Congress,\u201d Molinaro stated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe question\u200d is: is \u2063the Democrat leadership actually serious about bringing it to a vote? We haven\u2019t heard \u2063they\u2063 are,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Although Santos has \u2064previously admitted to \u2063lying\u2062 to voters \u2063about his \u2062resume, including \u200dhis education and employment history, he tweeted on Monday that his congressional record continues to serve\u200b his constituents.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDemocrats\u2062 on the other side of \u200cthe aisle\u200b have completely lost focus\u200b on the work they \u2062should \u2064be \u2063doing,\u201d Santos tweeted. \u201cMy record \u200cproves that my office is hard at\u200b work, serving\u2062 constituents and\u200b crafting keen legislation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Tim Meads \u200dcontributed to\u2062 this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At least five NY Republicans back House Democrat-led resolution to censure Rep. George Santos (R-NY) following his indictment on campaign-related charges. Rep. Anthony D\u2019Esposito (R-NY) stated, &#8220;I was the first to demand his resignation.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":429,"featured_media":1976885,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1976884","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1976884","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/429"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1976884"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1976884\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1976885"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1976884"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1976884"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1976884"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}