George Santos Expelled From Congress in Tense House Vote (msn.com)
WASHINGTON—The House voted Friday to expel embattled Rep. George Santos over allegations the New York Republican stole money from his own campaign and committed other misdeeds, in only the third expulsion from the chamber since the Civil War.
The vote was 311 to 114, just slightly more than the two-thirds House supermajority required to remove a member. Two voted present. While Democrats and many Republicans supported the move to remove Santos, some—including Speaker Mike Johnson (R., La.)— had expressed reservations about expelling him before his criminal case had been resolved.
WASHINGTON—The House voted Friday to expel embattled Rep. George Santos over allegations the New York Republican stole money from his own campaign and committed other misdeeds, in only the third expulsion from the chamber since the Civil War.
The vote was 311 to 114, just slightly more than the two-thirds House supermajority required to remove a member. Two voted present. While Democrats and many Republicans supported the move to remove Santos, some—including Speaker Mike Johnson (R., La.)— had expressed reservations about expelling him before his criminal case had been resolved.
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