Rep. George Santos plans to power a vote on a Democratic lawmaker who has been lately convicted of a criminal offense, saying that makes an attempt as well him from Congress are bullying and violate precedent.
The embattled New York Republican intends to power a House vote on expelling Rep. Jamaal Bowman of New York. Mr. Santos notes that Mr. Bowman, in contrast to himself, has pleaded responsible to and been convicted of a prison violation — sounding a false fireplace alarm throughout a House vote.
Mr. Bowman, a member of the House’s far-left “Squad,” pleaded responsible to a misdemeanor cost in October after reaching a plea settlement with prosecutors. He paid a $1,000 wonderful, obtained three months of probation and was required to make a proper apology for his actions.
“But Jamaal Bowman gets a pass,” Mr. Santos stated. “That’s why today at noon, I’m going to be introducing a privileged motion for expulsion of convicted and guilty pleaded Congressman Jamaal Bowman and I stand there. I think that that’s consistency.”
Mr. Bowman stated “no one” takes Mr. Santos severely.
“This is just another meaningless stunt in his long history of cons, antics and outright fraud,” the Democrat stated.
Mr. Santos faces 23 federal expenses for wire fraud, theft of public funds and cash laundering, amongst others.
His third expulsion vote may come as quickly as Thursday afternoon, per a procedural transfer by House Republicans and Democrats who filed separate resolutions as well the lawmaker. However, House leaders have indicated they would like to have the vote Friday.
Mr. Santos has vowed to not resign from Congress however has stated he received’t search reelection.
He has remained defiant, promising to file a “slew of complaints” towards members and the House Ethics Committee, which introduced a bruising report towards him that seemingly modified the minds of dozens of lawmakers who beforehand had voted to avoid wasting Mr. Santos over the past try and expel him.
Mr. Santos decried the ethics report, saying it was “littered with opinion and hyperbole.” He additionally went after House Ethics Committee Chairman Michael Guest, Mississippi Republican, who he stated didn’t even have the fortitude to power a vote on his personal decision for expulsion.
Addressing a crowd of journalists and cameras at a press convention that he referred to as within the morning, Mr. Santos stated that makes an attempt to expel him are thinly veiled makes an attempt to get him to resign.
“So the reality of it is, it’s all theater,” Mr. Santos stated. “Theater for the cameras and microphones for the American people.”
Only 5 members of Congress have been expelled from the establishment: three for being part of the Confederacy throughout the Civil War, and two who had been convicted earlier than getting the boot.
