George Santos Faces First GOP-Led Effort to Expel Him From the House.<br />A group of House Republicans from New York is reviving efforts to expel Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) from Congress.<br /><br />Why it matters: The move comes after the Justice Department brought new charges against the embattled Long Islander.<br /><br />House Democrats introduced a measure to expel Santos in May, but Republicans – including the New Yorkers – voted to refer it to the Ethics Committee.<br />Driving the news: Rep. Anthony D’Esposito (R-N.Y.) said in a post on the social media site X that he will introduce a resolution on Wednesday “to rid the People's House of fraudster, George Santos.”<br /><br />All other freshman Republicans from New York – Reps. Nick LaLota, Mike Lawler, Marc Molinaro, Nick Langworthy and Brandon Williams – are co-sponsoring the resolution, D’Esposito said.<br />What we’re watching: The lawmakers could force a vote on the measure by introducing it as a privileged resolution, which would require the House to consider it within two legislative days.<br /><br />D’Esposito, asked if he plans to employ that tactic, told Axios: “We’re working through that.”<br />Between the lines: Most of these members represent districts President Biden won in 2020, and Democrats have used Santos’ continued presence in Congress to go after them politically.<br /><br />The other side: “If they want to fight with 700,000 people, that’s on them,” Santos said of the resolution, referring to the population of his congressional district.<br /><br />“If they want to be judge, jury and arbitrator of the whole goddamn thing, let them do it.”
