Rep. George Santos (R-NY) has been in the eye of the storm over the multiple scandals he is involved in and his own partymen is baying for his blood. Former President Donald Trump’s niece Mary Trump weighed in on the development.
What Happened: A few Republican House representatives introduced a privileged resolution Thursday to expel Santos from Congress. The resolution was introduced by Rep. Anthony D’Esposito (R-NY) and was backed by Reps. Brandon Williams (R-NY), Nick LaLota (R-NY) and Marc Molinaro (R-NY).
The legislation was filed on Oct. 11 and the introduction of the privileged motion suggests the bill will receive a vote on the House floor within two legislative days.
In a post on X, formerly Twitter, Mary Trump said, “It's about damn time. Santos has to go.”
“1 down 147 insurrectionists to go,” she added.
After losing a congressional bid in 2020, Santos reportedly traveled to Washington, DC on Jan. 6, 2021, to attend Donald Trump’s speech, during which the former president maintained that he won the 2020 election and called upon his supporters to “fight like hell” to overturn the results.
Why It’s Important: Following the filing of the privileged resolution, D’esposito said in a statement, “While George Santos is entitled to his day in court to plead his innocence, the people of New York’s 3rd Congressional District deserve a representative who is solely focused on serving the public and not spending the majority of their time combating 23 federal charges such as wire fraud, money laundering and theft of public funds.”
“We must remove this conman from Congress,” he added.
On Friday, Santos pleaded not guilty in a Long Island court to revised charges accusing him of several frauds, including making tens of thousands of dollars in unauthorized charges on credit cards belonging to some of his campaign donors, AP reported. He had previously pleaded not guilty to the original charges.
U.S. District Judge for the for the Eastern District of New York Joanna Seybert has tentatively scheduled the trial date for September, ahead of the state’s congressional primary.
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