Rep. George Santos (R-NY) is no longer a member of Congress. The House voted 311-114 Friday morning to expel him in the first House expulsion since 2002.
The historic vote sets a new precedent in the House. Santos departs even as he has not been convicted of a crime and has pleaded not guilty.
Santos survived two earlier attempts to expel him, but could not hold on after a brutal report from the House Ethics Committee on its investigations into his actions.
The ethics committee report included evidence Santos knowingly filed false reports with the Federal Election Commission, used campaign funds for personal purposes including subscriptions to OnlyFans and botox treatments, and willfully violated ethics laws as it relates to his Financial Disclosure (FD) Statements filed with the House.
Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) speaks about the House Ethics Committee report and potential expulsion from Congress during a press conference outside on Capitol Hill on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023, in Washington, DC. (Photo by Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
Santos remained defiant until the end, but insisted in recent days he was at peace with whatever his now-former…
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