Five vulnerable freshmen sponsored a resolution to oust their colleague.
“They can try to expel me, but I pity the fools that go ahead and do that and think that that's the smartest idea,” Rep. George Santos said. | Alex Brandon/AP PhotoNEW YORK — If he won’t quit, they’ll try to expel him. And aim to help themselves in the process.The move aims to head off expected Democratic attacks next year that will try to use Santos’ troubles as an albatross in critical House seats in the state.
“They can try to expel me, but I pity the fools that go ahead and do that and think that that’s the smartest idea,” Santos said. “They’re in tough elections next year, but they’re setting precedent for the future.” The resolution to expel wouldn’t be able to be taken up quickly. Legislation can’t move, currently, since there’s no speaker of the House, after the House passed a motion to remove Rep.When Democrats pushed a similar measure in May, after the initial charges were filed against Santos, the Republican majority instead moved to refer the matter to the House Ethics Committee, which hasn’t publicly taken any further action.
“Myself and my New York colleagues wanted to allow the time for the investigation to be handled. But with the guilty plea of his treasurer admitting to the very scheme that he has been now twice indicted on with 23 felony counts, he cannot serve,” he said Wednesday.
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