House Dems file to expel George Santos

Would require two-thirds majority vote to pass

BY ROBERT PELAEZ

Some House Democrats introduced a resolution to expel U.S. Rep. George Santos from Congress on Thursday, a measure welcomed by a group of 3rd District residents who share the same goal.

Democratic U.S. Reps. Ritchie Torres, Dan Goldman, Robert Garcia, Becca Balint and Eric Sorensen submitted the resolution on Thursday. Santos’ expulsion would require a two-thirds majority vote of members of the Republican-controlled House.

“Enough is enough: My colleagues and I are introducing legislation to expel George Santos from the United States Congress,” Torres tweeted Thursday. “If Kevin McCarthy refuses to hold George Santos accountable, then we will.”

“George Santos is a total fraud who deceived his voters to get elected to Congress,” Goldman tweeted. “His presence in Congress is a stain on the institution and if he will not resign then he must be removed.”

Santos told reporters that the sponsors of the resolution were “silencing the electorate of the United States.” The congressman has continuously referred to the 142,000 votes he received during the election since being faced with questions about whether or not he would step down from ofce.

Torres and Goldman, both New York Democrats, fled a complaint with the House Ethics Committee several weeks ago for allegedly violating the Ethics in Government Act, saying the Republican must be held accountable for deceiving voters and Congress.

The Ethics in Government Act, offcials said, was created to “preserve and promote the integrity of public offcials and institutions,” which Torres and Goldman said they believe Santos has failed to adhere to. The two described fnancial reports submitted in 2020 and 2022 as “sparse and perplexing” in the complaint.

McCarthy, the House speaker, said on Tuesday he anticipates Congress’ Ethics Committee to conduct a probe into the allegations made against San-