{"id":2102163,"date":"2023-11-17T16:35:01","date_gmt":"2023-11-17T21:35:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-house-ethics-chair-pushes-to-oust-rep-santos-from-congress\/"},"modified":"2023-11-17T16:36:50","modified_gmt":"2023-11-17T21:36:50","slug":"gop-house-ethics-chair-pushes-to-oust-rep-santos-from-congress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-house-ethics-chair-pushes-to-oust-rep-santos-from-congress\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP House Ethics Chair Pushes To Oust Rep. Santos From Congress"},"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\">22<\/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%2Fgop-house-ethics-chair-pushes-to-oust-rep-santos-from-congress%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=2102163&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--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">U.S. Rep.\u200b George Santos (R-NY)\u2062 leaves the House Chambers of \u200dthe \u2062U.S. Capitol Building on November 14,\u2062 2023 in Washington,\u2063 DC. The House of Representatives voted on \u2063a series of\u2062 bills including\u2062 an interim spending bill it passed to fund the \u200bgovernment, which will \u200bnow go to the Senate for consideration.\u2064 (Photo by Anna Moneymaker\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/stephanie-stahl\">Stephanie Stahl<\/a><br \/>1:21 PM \u2013\u200d Friday, November\u2064 17, 2023<\/p>\n<h2>The GOP Chairman of the House Ethics Committee Seeks to Expel Representative George Santos<\/h2>\n<p>The chairman\u2062 of the House Ethics Committee has taken action to remove Representative George Santos from Congress following the release of &#8220;substantial evidence&#8221; suggesting campaign fraud and theft. This latest expulsion effort has gained momentum, with several Republicans now indicating their support after the \u2064ethics \u200binvestigation.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>House Ethics Chairman Michael Guest, a\u200c Mississippi Republican, introduced\u200d a resolution on Friday, stating that \u2063the\u200d evidence\u200c uncovered during the\u200d committee\u2019s investigation is more than enough to justify punishment, with expulsion \u200cbeing the most appropriate response. <\/p>\n<p>The resolution won\u2019t be put to a vote until after\u200b the House returns from its Thanksgiving recess on November 28<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n<p>The Ethics Committee\u2019s report revealed additional instances\u200d of\u2063 &#8220;uncharged\u2064 and unlawful conduct&#8221; by Santos, extending beyond the existing criminal \u200dallegations. These new findings would prompt an immediate referral of the allegations\u2064 to the Justice\u2062 Department for\u2063 further investigation. <\/p>\n<p>The committee\u2019s\u2064 conclusion asserts \u200cthat Santos aimed \u2062to\u200c exploit every\u2063 facet \u2064of his \u200dHouse candidacy for personal financial gain\u2062 through \u2064fraudulent means.<\/p>\n<p>Despite only being \u200din Congress since January, Santos declared he won\u2019t seek re-election after the committee\u2019s report. Santos has\u2063 denounced\u200d the investigation as \u200da &#8220;politicized\u200d smear,&#8221; and has pleaded not guilty to 23 federal charges. <\/p>\n<p>These charges include allegations of fraud related to COVID-19 unemployment benefits,\u200c misusing \u2062campaign funds, and providing false \u2064information about his personal finances on House disclosure reports.<\/p>\n<p>In early November, \u2062a Republican-led attempt to expel Santos\u200c fell short. Some \u2062lawmakers expressed reservations\u2063 about expelling a member \u200bamid an ongoing \u2062legal battle without a criminal conviction. Prior to \u200dthe vote, Santos defended his right to &#8220;the presumption of\u200b innocence.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Back in May,\u2063 the House\u2063 voted \u2064to refer\u200d a Democrat-led resolution to expel Santos\u200b to the Ethics \u2063Committee.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news blasts directly\u200d to your inbox for free. Subscribe here.\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"rc-widget-10bad2\" data-rc-widget data-widget-host=\"habitat\" data-endpoint=\"\/\/trends.revcontent.com\" data-widget-id=\"278641\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\tShare this post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The Trump legal team \u200cis gearing up to \u2063argue that the temporarily-stayed Federal gag order placed on him is unconstitutional.\u200d <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>OpenTheBooks.com\u2019s founder says that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-dog-report-ivy-elite-colleges-get-more-money-from-taxpayers-than-tuition\/\" title=\"Watch Dog Report: Ivy, Elite Colleges Get More Money From Taxpayers Than Tuition\">elite ivy league colleges<\/a> get most of their \u200dfunding from taxpayers while in \u2062many cases condoning groups that support Hamas and anti-Semitism. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Special\u200b Counsel Robert Hur is reportedly unlikely to\u2062 charge President Biden in his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-house-ethics-chair-pushes-to-oust-rep-santos-from-congress\/\" title=\"GOP House Ethics Chair Pushes To Oust Rep. Santos From Congress\">ongoing classified documents \u200dprobe<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The Chinese Government responds after \u2062President Biden\u2019s comments labeling President Xi Jinping a dictator. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Spotify\u200d expanded its\u200b partnership with Google Cloud\u200d to use large language models \u200dto help identify a user\u2019s listening patterns across podcasts and audiobooks.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Starlink has secured a contract to\u2064 offer free internet \u200bin Mexico \u2064until the end of 2026.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>U.S. lawmakers\u200b asked Apple Inc to explain the abrupt end of political comedian\u2062 Jon \u200dStewart\u2019s television show on\u2063 its streaming service.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Elon Musk denied a report\u2063 that his rocket company SpaceX was discussing an\u2063 IPO for its satellite internet business, Starlink.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> \u2062 What additional \u200binstances of misconduct were revealed in the Ethics Committee&#8217;s report on\u200c Representative George \u2062Santos?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  The article \u2063titled &#8220;The GOP\u2062 Chairman of\u2064 the House Ethics Committee\u200c Seeks to Expel Representative George Santos&#8221; discusses the\u200c actions taken by the chairman\u200c of the\u2064 House Ethics Committee to remove Representative George Santos from Congress. The article highlights\u200b the\u2063 release of &#8220;substantial evidence&#8221; suggesting campaign fraud and theft, \u2063which has gained momentum and \u200dsupport from several Republicans after the ethics investigation.<\/p>\n<p>According to the article,\u2063 House Ethics Chairman Michael\u2064 Guest,\u2062 a Republican \u200cfrom Mississippi,\u2063 introduced a resolution stating that \u200bthe evidence \u200buncovered \u200bduring the committee&#8217;s investigation is\u2063 more than enough to justify punishment, with expulsion being the most appropriate response. However, the resolution will not be\u200c put to a \u2062vote until \u2064after\u200d the House returns from its Thanksgiving recess\u2064 on November 28th.<\/p>\n<p>The Ethics Committee&#8217;s report revealed additional instances of &#8220;uncharged and \u200dunlawful conduct&#8221; by \u2062Santos, extending beyond \u200bthe\u2063 existing criminal allegations. These new findings\u2064 would prompt an immediate referral of the\u2062 allegations to the Justice Department for further investigation. The committee&#8217;s conclusion asserts \u2063that Santos aimed to exploit \u200cevery facet\u200b of his House candidacy\u200b for personal financial gain through fraudulent means.<\/p>\n<p>The article notes that despite only being in Congress \u200csince January, Santos has declared that he won&#8217;t seek \u200dre-election after the committee&#8217;s \u200dreport. Santos has denounced \u2063the investigation as a\u2064 &#8220;politicized smear&#8221; \u200band has pleaded not guilty to 23 federal charges, including fraud \u200brelated to COVID-19 unemployment benefits, \u200dmisusing \u2064campaign funds, and providing \u200cfalse information about his personal\u200c finances \u2064on House disclosure reports.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in November, a Republican-led \u200dattempt to\u200b expel\u2064 Santos fell short,\u200c with some lawmakers\u2063 expressing \u200creservations\u2063 about expelling \u2064a \u2064member amid an ongoing legal battle without a criminal conviction. Prior\u2064 to the vote, Santos defended\u2062 his right to \u2064&#8221;the presumption of innocence.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In \u200dMay, the\u200c House \u200cvoted to refer a Democrat-led resolution to expel \u2062Santos to the Ethics Committee.<\/p>\n<p>The article ends by encouraging readers to stay informed by receiving \u200bupdates \u2064on this \u2064ongoing issue.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, the article provides a\u200c formal\u200b and factual account of the efforts\u200c to expel Representative George Santos from Congress, highlighting\u200c the evidence uncovered and the subsequent\u200b actions taken by the House \u2064Ethics Committee.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. Rep. George Santos (R-NY) leaves the House Chambers of the U.S. Capitol Building on November 14, 2023 in Washington, DC. The House of Representatives voted on a series of bills including an interim spending bill it passed to fund the government, which will now go to the Senate for consideration. 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