House Republicans have introduced a resolution to expel Representative George Santos (R-N.Y.) from Congress after he was charged in a 23-count superseding indictment in a New York District Court earlier this week.
Representative Anthony D’Esposito (R-N.Y.) took to X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday afternoon to announce the move: “Today, I’ll be introducing an expulsion resolution to rid the People’s House of fraudster, George Santos.”
“I know that Ethics has been a little busy, but, you know, it’s time that we see some results,” he added.
D’Esposito further explained the resolution has been co-sponsored by several other New York House Republicans, including Nick LaLota, Mike Lawler, Marc Molinaro, Nick Langworthy, and Brandon Williams.
To oust Santos from Congress would require support from two-thirds of the House, a milestone Nick LaLota says is attainable. “I predict this resolution is going to catch fire. Many people feel how we do,” Lalota stated.
This is not the first instance of the House attempting to remove Santos as House Democrats sponsored a resolution to expel him from Congress in May this year. Yet, Republicans voted to refer the motion to the Ethics Committee, which has investigated Santos since March.