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Embattled Republican Rep. George Santos of New York has been expelled from the U.S. House of Representatives.
With a vote of 311 to 114, the House went above and beyond the two-thirds necessary to remove the indicted Republican from office in New York. There were two abstentions and two present votes among Democrats in favor of the measure, while 104 Republicans were in favor of it.
House Ethics Committee Chairman Michael Guest (R-Miss.) sponsored the expulsion bill after his panel released a report that found “significant evidence” of Santos’ criminal wrongdoing, Politico reported.
As the vote came to a close, the Republican from New York told reporters: “It’s over. They have just established a harmful new standard for themselves. Additional comment was declined by him.
“As unofficially already no longer a member of Congress, I no longer have to answer a single question. That is the one thing that I’m going to take forever,” Santos said.
Even though all four top GOP House leaders opposed the measure at the last minute, which weakened Republican support for…
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