This Santos Guy ...

01 December 2023, 11:16 AM

wtg

quote:
The House voted Friday to expel Rep. George Santos from Congress for his alleged finance crimes and campaign lies, shrinking the GOP’s already slim majority.

Lawmakers voted 311-114 to oust the New York Republican. The measure required the support of two-thirds of the chamber to pass. Two members voted present.

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/12/0...n-vote-in-house.html

01 December 2023, 01:23 PM

Doug

I am appalled. How can they expel a former Olympic gold medalist who also is a veteran who served in the Normandy invasion?

01 December 2023, 01:26 PM

CHAS

He will be back.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry...b14ee4b066e398b731ce

"“Wow, the coveted George Santos endorsement,” Kimmel snarked. “Trump must be ecstatic. I think maybe we found his running mate. Wouldn’t that be great?”

01 December 2023, 01:37 PM

wtg

I wonder if this convinced some GOP representatives to vote to boot Santos, as it was first hand information from a Republican colleague...

quote:
Just ahead of the vote to expel George Santos from Congress, a fellow Republican congressman accused Santos of personally defrauding him and his mother.

In a letter sent to colleagues, which was obtained by NBC News, Rep. Max Miller, R-Ohio, said he learned earlier this year that Santos' campaign "had charged my personal credit card — and the personal card of my Mother — for contribution amounts that exceeded FEC limits. Neither my Mother nor I approved these charges or were aware of them."

quote:
Miller said that as a result, he has spent "tens of thousands of dollars" in legal fees dealing with the situation. He went on to say that he has seen a list of 400 people, including other Republican House members, he believes were also overcharged by Santos.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politi...ed-mother-rcna127611

“To hell with this place,” he said after his colleagues ousted him.

01 December 2023, 01:59 PM

Nina

Buh bye

01 December 2023, 04:03 PM

pianojuggler

On the one hand, we can no longer point to him and say “this is the Republican Party in 2023.” On the other hand, 114 congresscritters voted not to expel him. I’m guessing they were mostly republicans… I’m further guessing mostly the Marge caucus.

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01 December 2023, 04:08 PM

pianojuggler

All but two were Republicans.

https://www.washingtonpost.com...ge-santos-expulsion/

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01 December 2023, 04:27 PM

RealPlayer

The other NY Republicans in Biden districts REALLY wanted him gone. So he wouldn’t be a conversation piece in the months before the next election.

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08 December 2023, 11:26 AM

wtg

Where does this leave Gaetz?

quote:
'He is hated': House Republicans secretly consider expelling Matt Gaetz after booting George Santos

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news...fd601bf025ae59&ei=36