{"id":2109045,"date":"2023-11-27T16:10:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-27T21:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/speaker-johnson-says-he-spoke-to-santos-about-his-options-as-expulsion-looms\/"},"modified":"2023-11-27T16:13:19","modified_gmt":"2023-11-27T21:13:19","slug":"speaker-johnson-says-he-spoke-to-santos-about-his-options-as-expulsion-looms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/speaker-johnson-says-he-spoke-to-santos-about-his-options-as-expulsion-looms\/","title":{"rendered":"Johnson spoke to Santos about his choices as expulsion nears"},"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%2Fspeaker-johnson-says-he-spoke-to-santos-about-his-options-as-expulsion-looms%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=2109045&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>Speaker Mike Johnson in Contact with Rep. George Santos\u2064 Ahead of \u2062Possible Expulsion Vote<\/h2>\n<p>Speaker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/mike-johnson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mike Johnson<\/a> (R-LA) revealed on Monday\u200d that he has been in contact\u200b with Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/george-santos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">George Santos<\/a> (R-NY) ahead of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-johnson-faces-mounting-to-do-list-in-first-full-week-as-house-speaker\/\" title=\"Mike Johnson, new House speaker, tackles growing list of tasks in debut week.\">potential expulsion vote<\/a> following a scathing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/u-s-house-of-representatives\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">House<\/a> Ethics\u2064 Committee report.<\/p>\n<p>During a trip to Sarasota, Florida, Johnson spoke to\u200b reporters and shared that \u2063he \u200dhad &#8220;spoken to Congressman Santos at some length over the holiday and talked \u2062to \u200dhim about his options.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">VIDEO: Speaker Johnson tells \u2064reporters he spoke\u2063 to Rep. George Santos &#8220;at \u200bsome length&#8221; over the Thanksgiving holiday \u200dand\u2064 &#8220;talked to\u200b him about his options&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Santos could become the first member of \u200cCongress expelled\u2064 in over 2 decades.<\/p>\n<p>Video \u2064via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FBSaunders?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FBSaunders<\/a> \u2063 \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/scrippsnews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@scrippsnews<\/a> Florida <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aKvgZPsdY2\">pic.twitter.com\/aKvgZPsdY2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nathaniel Reed \u2064(@ReedReports)\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ReedReports\/status\/1729213387475910687?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 27, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Regarding the \u200cpossibility of an expulsion\u200d vote this week, Johnson\u2062 stated\u2062 that &#8220;it remains\u2063 to be seen,&#8221; and mentioned that\u200b lawmakers will discuss the matter upon their \u200creturn from\u200c the Thanksgiving recess \u2062on \u2064Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Santos, \u200bwho \u200dwas \u2063elected to his first term representing a Long Island district in the November \u200celections, has faced controversy related to his honesty and finances. This\u200c has led to multiple\u2062 inquiries and increasing pressure for him \u200cto step down.<\/p>\n<p>Santos has \u200dbeen charged with\u2063 23 federal offenses, including aggravated identity theft, \u200cwire \u2062fraud, and conspiracy, to which \u2064he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/10\/27\/politics\/george-santos-plea\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pleaded not guilty<\/a>. Additionally, the House Ethics Committee released a <a href=\"https:\/\/punchbowl.news\/isc-santos-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> earlier this\u200b month, stating that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/transgender-former-cop-arrested-after-allegedly-befriending-sexually-abusing-children\/\" title=\"Transgender Former Cop Arrested After Allegedly Befriending, Sexually Abusing Children\">investigators found evidence<\/a>\u2062 of Santos violating House rules and criminal laws.<\/p>\n<p>Despite criticizing \u200bthe congressional inquiry as a political\u200d &#8220;smear,&#8221; Santos \u200cannounced that he would not seek re-election after the release \u200cof the House Ethics report. He declared, &#8220;I will continue on my mission to serve my constituents up until I am allowed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Santos has\u2062 previously survived <a href=\"https:\/\/rollcall.com\/2023\/11\/01\/rep-george-santos-easily-survives-second-attempt-to-expel-him-from-congress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">multiple attempts<\/a> by colleagues to \u2064expel him from the House. However, \u200dwith House\u2064 Ethics Chairman Michael Guest (R-MS)\u2062 introducing another <a href=\"https:\/\/mississippitoday.org\/2023\/11\/17\/u-s-rep-michael-guest-introduces-measure-to-expel-new-york-congressman-santos-from-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">expulsion resolution<\/a> and\u200c a <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/house\/4313613-growing-number-of-lawmakers-say-theyll-vote-to-expel-santos-after-ethics-report\/#:~:text=House-,Growing%20number%20of%20lawmakers%20say%20they'll%20vote,expel%20Santos%20after%20Ethics%20report&#038;text=A%20growing%20number%20of%20lawmakers,scathing%20House%20Ethics%20Committee%20report.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">growing\u200c number of lawmakers<\/a> \u2062 expressing their intention to vote for his\u200b expulsion, \u200dthe outcome\u200b may be \u200cdifferent this \u200btime.<\/p>\n<p>Expulsion\u200c from the\u200d House, a\u200c rare occurrence\u2064 in U.S. history,\u200c requires a \u2064two<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tennessee-historical-commission-votes-to-move-bust-of-kkk-leader-from-state-capitol-to-museum\/\" title=\"Tennessee Historical Commission Votes To Move Bust Of KKK Leader From State Capitol To Museum\">-thirds majority vote<\/a> to succeed.<\/p>\n<p>During a\u2062 lengthy conversation over the weekend, Santos adamantly\u200c stated that he would not resign,\u2063 even if he\u200d were to\u2063 admit to everything\u200d in the report. However, he also predicted that he would be expelled from \u2064the\u2062 House if another expulsion resolution is \u200dbrought \u2062to \u200dthe floor \u2063for\u200b a vote. &#8220;I&#8217;ve done \u2064the\u2064 math over and\u2064 over, \u2062and\u200c it doesn&#8217;t look really \u2063good,&#8221; \u2062he said.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What are the major controversies\u200b surrounding Representative George Santos and how have they contributed\u200b to\u200c mounting pressure for his resignation?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Speaker Mike Johnson, a Republican from \u200cLouisiana, has disclosed that he has been\u2062 in contact with Representative George Santos, a Republican from New \u2064York, ahead of a potential expulsion \u200cvote in light of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kristen-clarke-regrets-attacking-senators-crucial-to-her-nomination\/\" title=\"Kristen Clarke Regrets Attacking Senators Crucial to Her Nomination\">scathing report<\/a> from the House Ethics Committee.<\/p>\n<p>During \u200ba visit to Sarasota, Florida, Speaker Johnson spoke with reporters and\u2062 revealed that he had \u200ca lengthy conversation \u200dwith Congressman Santos during the Thanksgiving holiday, discussing his options \u2064in the face of the potential expulsion vote.<\/p>\n<p>Congressman Santos \u200dcould become the first member of Congress to be \u2062expelled in\u200b over two decades, emphasizing the gravity of the situation. With this looming possibility, Speaker Johnson expressed that it remains to\u200c be seen if the expulsion vote will take place\u200d this week. \u2063Lawmakers are scheduled to discuss\u200b the matter \u2064upon \u200dtheir return from the Thanksgiving recess on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Representative George Santos, who was elected\u200b to his first term representing \u200ba Long\u200d Island district \u200din the \u2063November elections, \u2062has been embroiled in controversy\u2064 concerning his \u200bhonesty and financial \u2063matters. These issues\u2063 have prompted multiple inquiries and mounting pressure for him to step down \u200bfrom \u200chis position.<\/p>\n<p>Santos currently faces 23 federal offenses, including charges\u200d of \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-santos-pleads-not-guilty-to-new-fraud-charges\/\" title=\"Rep. Santos denies new fraud charges.\">aggravated\u2064 identity theft<\/a>, wire fraud, and conspiracy. He has pleaded not guilty to these charges. Moreover, the House Ethics Committee also released a report pertaining\u2063 to Congressman Santos, further adding to the scrutiny\u200b surrounding \u200bhis\u2063 conduct.<\/p>\n<p>The potential expulsion \u200dof a\u200d sitting\u2062 member of Congress is a serious and \u200brare occurrence. It highlights the dire consequences that can result from allegations of misconduct and the\u200c imperative for\u200d elected officials to uphold the highest standards of integrity and ethical conduct. As this situation \u200cunfolds, it will undoubtedly be closely monitored by both the\u200d public and political observers \u2063alike.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) revealed he communicated with Rep. George Santos (R-NY) before a potential expulsion vote due to a damning House Ethics Committee report. While in Sarasota, Florida, Johnson informed reporters that he had extensive discussions with Congressman Santos during the holiday break<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1588,"featured_media":2109046,"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-2109045","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\/2109045","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\/1588"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2109045"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2109045\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2109046"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2109045"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2109045"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2109045"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}