The motion managed to pass despite last-minute opposition from all four top GOP House leaders.
George Santos is out.
The House voted to expel the indicted New York Republican 311-114, exceeding the two-thirds threshold required for booting a member. Nearly all Democrats supported the measure, with two voting against it and two voting present, while 104 Republicans backed it. It’s the first time the House has expelled a member without a conviction since the Civil War.
The New York Republican told reporters as the vote concluded: “It’s over. … They just set a dangerous new precedent for themselves.” He declined further comment.
“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.
The resolution was sponsored by House Ethics Committee Chair Michael Guest (R-Miss.), after after his panel released an explosive report two weeks ago that found “significant evidence” of Santos’ criminal wrongdoing.
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The motion to expel Santos managed to pass with a comfortable margin despite last-minute opposition from all four top GOP House leaders, which shook Republican support for the measure.
More on today's vote👇 https://t.co/fo0Z94SfrF
— POLITICO (@politico) December 1, 2023
The House votes on George Santos' expulsion. https://t.co/5TeuJA506v
— POLITICO (@politico) December 1, 2023
Santos leaving the Capitol after the threshold to expels him gets hit — with a gaggle for the books pic.twitter.com/Y6GdLcKT3h
— Ursula Perano (@UrsulaPerano) December 1, 2023
Pure power-seeking clothed in Christian rhetoric. https://t.co/lG6Rs2GkvZ
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) December 1, 2023
Republicans like Congressman Tim Burchett are only willing to forgive "sinners" when it suits their political needs. No way that he, or others, would be so magnanimous if George Santos was a Democrat…or if the GOP had a larger House majority. These folks are so disingenuous. pic.twitter.com/2utFzegjOM
— Russell Drew (@RussOnPolitics) December 1, 2023
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