George Santos says he expects he'll be expelled from Congress
"I have done the math over and over and it doesn't look really good," Rep. George Santos said of his chances of surviving the latest expulsion effort.
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"I have done the math over and over and it doesn't look really good," Rep. George Santos said of his chances of surviving the latest expulsion effort.
Journalist Mark Chiusano, author of "The Fabulist," says the New York Republican won - and kept - his seat in Congress because the weakness of America's institutions allowed Santos' lies to go undetected.
Santos faces a new motion -- the third -- to expel him from Congress.
The walls appear to be crashing in on Rep. George Santos with members of his own party leading the charge in Friday's resolution to have him expelled. CBS New York's Jennifer McLogan reports. Read more: https://cbsloc.al/47FHsLU
The House Ethics Committee found there was "substantial evidence" GOP Rep. George Santos used campaign funds to cover personal expenses.
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A devastating new report says there's clear evidence Congressman George Santos violated federal law and stole from his own campaign, and there are new calls for him to be expelled from Congress. CBS New York's Dick Brennan reports. Read more: https://cbsloc.al/40WXnTX
The grassroots movement that's been a constant thorn in his side is now proclaiming victory after the House Ethics Committee released it's scathing report on Santos, and he said he would not seek reelection.
CBS New York political reporter Marcia Kramer is tracking the political fallout in Congress and on Long Island after Rep. George Santos announced he won't run for reelection. Read more: https://cbsn.ws/40FmLgu
We're hearing from voters and the Democrat who lost the election to Rep. George Santos. CBS New York's Jennifer McLogan reports.
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The House Ethics Committee found the GOP congressman violated federal law and engaged in a "complex web" of illegal activity involving his finances.
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It comes after the release of a scathing House Ethics Committee report, and Santos announcing he would not seek reelection.
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Their reactions came after the House Ethics Committee released its scathing report on Santos, which found there was "substantial evidence" of wrongdoing by Santos.
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Rep. George Santos is keeping his seat, at least for now. The House failed to pass the resolution to expel him after a push from several local Republicans. CBS New York's Dick Brennan has more on what unfolded on the House floor Wednesday. Read more: https://cbsloc.al/47eX1tv
Five GOP lawmakers from New York led the latest push to oust Rep. George Santos.
The House of Representatives rejected a bid to expel Congressman George Santos from office Wednesday night. Despite that vote, Santos' future in the House is far from clear. CBS New York's Dick Brennan reports. Read more: https://cbsloc.al/47eX1tv
Congressman George Santos spoke on the House floor Wednesday, asking fellow lawmakers not to expel him from Congress. CBS New York political reporter Marcia Kramer has the story. Read more: https://cbsloc.al/47eX1tv
The announcement could be used as an excuse for Republicans to delay a vote on whether to expel George Santos from Congress.
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