{"id":2080668,"date":"2023-10-26T19:31:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T23:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/george-santos-faces-expulsion-vote-next-week\/"},"modified":"2023-10-26T19:33:27","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T23:33:27","slug":"george-santos-faces-expulsion-vote-next-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/george-santos-faces-expulsion-vote-next-week\/","title":{"rendered":"George Santos to be expelled next week."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/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%2Fgeorge-santos-faces-expulsion-vote-next-week%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=2080668&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--><h2>New York Republicans to Force Vote on Expulsion \u200bof Rep.\u2064 George Santos<\/h2>\n<p>In \u200da bold\u200d move, New York Republicans are set \u200bto\u2064 push\u200b for a vote \u2062on the expulsion of Rep. George Santos (R-NY) next week,\u200b just\u2063 days\u2064 after the election of\u200d Mike Johnson (R-LA) as speaker.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Anthony D&#8217;Esposito\u2063 (R-NY), accompanied \u200cby Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN), the House majority whip,\u2063 and fellow New York freshmen, introduced \u200ba resolution \u200don Thursday\u200c to expel Santos. The congressman is currently facing a staggering 23 federal charges,\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-democratic-california-rep-tj-cox-indicted-for-fraud-faces-up-to-55-years-in-prison\/\" title=\"Former Democratic California Rep. TJ Cox Indicted For Fraud, Faces Up To 55 Years In Prison\">including wire fraud<\/a> and\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/he-fraudulently-claimed-coronavirus-relief-funds-then-faked-his-suicide-to-avoid-prosecution-now-hes-agreed-to-plead-guilty\/\" title=\"He Fraudulently Claimed Coronavirus Relief Funds, Then Faked His Suicide To Avoid Prosecution. Now He\u2019s Agreed To Plead Guilty.\">aggravated identity theft<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Resolution \u200dwith a Deadline<\/h3>\n<p>This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/george-santos-faces-expulsion-vote-next-week\/\" title=\"George Santos to be expelled next week.\">resolution holds significant weight<\/a> as it\u2063 is privileged, \u200bgiving House leadership \u200cuntil \u200cnext\u200c Friday \u200dto call for a vote. Santos, who is deeply disliked by his New York colleagues, faced an expulsion\u2063 attempt in May. However, the matter was referred to the\u2063 Ethics Committee for investigation, which has been ongoing \u2064since\u2064 March.<\/p>\n<p>Initially, D&#8217;Esposito \u2063and his colleagues voted in favor of the motion, expecting the Ethics Committee \u2064to conclude its investigation by the August recess. Unfortunately, that\u200c deadline\u2064 came\u2063 and went\u200d without any resolution. D&#8217;Esposito introduced the measure on \u2062October 11,\u2062 shortly after federal \u2063prosecutors added 10 new charges\u200b against Santos. However,\u200b they had to \u2064wait until this week due to\u2064 the removal of Rep.\u200b Kevin McCarthy\u2064 (R-CA) as \u200cspeaker.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We would have done this\u200b two weeks ago if we weren&#8217;t\u2064 in\u200c the situation \u200bthat we were in,&#8221; D&#8217;Esposito stated during \u2062a press conference alongside Reps. Nick LaLota (R-NY) and Mike Lawler (R-NY), both elected in purple districts last year.<\/p>\n<h3>A Challenging \u2063Vote<\/h3>\n<p>House \u2063leadership could attempt to table \u200cthe resolution, but with a four-vote\u200d majority, Republicans cannot afford to lose any seats. D&#8217;Esposito, along with four other New York Republicans co-sponsoring the resolution,\u200d made it clear that they would vote against tabling.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We plan on voting on \u2062a resolution to expel George Santos,&#8221; D&#8217;Esposito affirmed.<\/p>\n<p>For the expulsion to be successful, it will require a two-thirds vote\u200c in the House. While all Democrats are\u200d expected to vote in favor, the real challenge lies \u200cin \u200cconvincing a third of Republicans to join them.<\/p>\n<p>LaLota expressed confidence in the effort, stating, &#8220;There\u200c seems to be a good sentiment \u200bout \u2063there that\u200b enough is enough,&#8221;\u200b referring to the guilty\u2062 plea\u200d of Santos&#8217;s campaign treasurer earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>However, many Republican colleagues are hesitant \u2064to expel Santos \u200dwithout a conviction, believing that the issue should be \u2064left to the voters\u200d in the upcoming election.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve always said, look, whether \u200cit&#8217;s going to be \u2062at the \u200cballot box or convicted in a court of \u2064law, that\u200b his \u2062days\u200d here are numbered,&#8221; said Rep. Nicole \u2062Malliotakis,\u200c a New\u2063 York \u200dRepublican who introduced \u2062a\u200b resolution to expel another colleague, Democrat Jamaal Bowman, for pulling a fire alarm\u2062 last\u200b month.<\/p>\n<h3>Timing and\u2064 Support<\/h3>\n<p>The Santos resolution comes just a day into Johnson&#8217;s speakership, but LaLota and\u2063 his \u2064colleagues carefully considered this before taking action. Ultimately, they concluded that \u2064it could not wait.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The speaker&#8217;s had a day \u200bto bask in \u200dsome glow of getting\u200b elected. It&#8217;s apparently a \u2062very difficult \u200bprocess in this\u2063 town to get elected speaker,&#8221; LaLota quipped. &#8220;But nevertheless, it&#8217;s never the wrong time \u200cto do the right \u200bthing. And we \u200dneed to clean \u2064up this Santos mess for Long Island, for New York, and for the House\u2062 of Representatives.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The lawmakers did consult with Johnson beforehand, who advised them to &#8220;Do what&#8217;s \u200dright, and do what&#8217;s \u2062right for New York,&#8221; according to LaLota.<\/p>\n<p>Santos responded to the\u200d expulsion push by reiterating his refusal to resign, stating, &#8220;I\u2019m entitled \u2064to due process and not \u2063a\u200b predetermined\u200c outcome \u2064as some are seeking.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Click here \u200cto read more from \u2064The \u2063Washington\u200c Examiner.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How\u2062 are New York Republicans hoping to hold Eorge Santos accountable for his alleged actions?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Eorge\u200d Santos and we expect every Republican\u200b to\u2063 vote in favor of it,&#8221; D&#8217;Esposito declared. &#8220;This is\u2062 a matter of \u200cintegrity \u200band holding \u200dour <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/weekend-media-wrap-vol-10-what-you-missed-if-you-werent-glued-to-the-sunday-shows\/\" title=\"Weekend Media Recap: Top Highlights from Sunday Shows\">elected\u200d officials accountable<\/a> for their actions.&#8221;\u2063<\/p>\n<p>Expelling a member \u200dof Congress is a rare occurrence, \u200dbut with the seriousness of the \u200dcharges \u200dagainst Santos, New York Republicans\u200d are determined to take a stand. In addition to the federal\u200d charges, Santos has \u2062faced numerous allegations of unethical behavior and misuse\u200b of his office. His continued presence in the House has been a stain on the \u200bparty&#8217;s reputation and a source of frustration for his colleagues.\u2063<\/p>\n<p>The resolution to expel\u200c Santos is expected to be a contentious vote, with partisan lines likely to be drawn. While Democrats may be\u200c hesitant to vote in favor of expulsion, Republicans are hopeful \u200cthat some will join them in condemning Santos&#8217;s alleged actions.\u2063<\/p>\n<h3>The Road Ahead<\/h3>\n<p>If the resolution passes,\u200d Santos will become the first\u2064 member of the\u2062 House\u2062 to \u2062be expelled since James Traficant in \u20642002. It would send a strong message that New York \u200dRepublicans are committed to maintaining a high standard of ethics and accountability within their \u2063party.\u2063<\/p>\n<p>However, \u200ceven if the resolution is successful, Santos&#8217;s expulsion \u200bwould require a two-thirds vote\u2062 in\u2064 the Senate, a much harder threshold to reach. Nonetheless, New York Republicans are determined to at least \u200btake a stand\u200d and send the message\u2064 that they do not tolerate corruption or unethical behavior among their ranks.\u2063<\/p>\n<p>As the \u200bvote\u2064 approaches, \u2064tensions are high among New York\u200c Republicans, who view this \u200das \u200da critical moment for their \u2064party and for the integrity of the House as a whole. The outcome of this vote could have far-reaching consequences, both for Santos&#8217;s political future and for the reputation \u200bof New York Republicans.\u2063<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York Republicans plan to vote on expelling Rep. George Santos (R-NY) next week, following Mike Johnson&#8217;s (R-LA) election as speaker. Rep. Anthony D&#8217;Esposito (R-NY), along with Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) and other New York freshmen, introduced a resolution on Thursday to expel Santos, who is currently under scrutiny.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2080669,"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":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2080668","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"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\/2080668","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2080668"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2080668\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2080669"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2080668"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2080668"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2080668"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}