House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) rebuffed a move by Democrats to expel indicted lawmaker Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.), telling reporters the matter should be handled by the bipartisan House Ethics Committee.
“I once again call on this serial fraudster to resign from office,” Rep. Anthony D’Esposito said in a statement.“These charges bring us one step closer to never having to talk about this lying loser ever again,” Rep. Nick LaLota said.
Rep. Nicholas A. Langworthy said in a statement: “George Santos is an embarrassment to himself and the House of Representatives. He is a con man whose time is up and I reiterate my original call in January for him to resign.”Other members of Congress have continued to serve while facing criminal charges, a fact McCarthy noted again Tuesday.
In recent years, those include now-former representatives Duncan D. Hunter , indicted in 2018 for spending campaign funds on personal expenses, including trips to Hawaii and Italy; Chris Collins , charged in 2018 with securities fraud; and Jeff Fortenberry , indicted in 2021 on accusations of concealing information about foreign campaign contributions. Hunter and Collins later pleaded guilty.
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