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*** Update -- Santos got the boot. \O/

House Speaker Mike Johnson said he would vote against the expulsion, an aide said.

Santos, 35, has been mired in controversy since his 2022 election. He has admitted fabricating much of his biography, and federal prosecutors accuse him of laundering campaign funds and defrauding donors. Santos has pleaded not guilty to those charges.

He survived a previous expulsion attempt in early November, when 182 of his fellow Republicans and 31 Democrats voted against his removal on the grounds that his criminal case should be resolved first. Without his seat, Republicans' already slim 222-213 majority would narrow further. His district, which includes parts of New York City and Long Island, is seen as competitive.

Santos could fare worse in Friday's vote. A bipartisan congressional investigation last month found that he charged almost $4,000 for spa treatments, including Botox, to his congressional campaign account. He also spent more than $4,000 of campaign money at the luxury retail store Hermes and made "smaller purchases" from OnlyFans, an online platform known for sexual content.

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[–] elbucho@lemmy.world 17 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Of all of the Democrats who voted, only 4 of them voted against expelling this sack of shit:

If you're in any of these people's districts, I'd recommend seriously reconsidering voting for any of them ever again. Or, at the very least, reaching out to them to find out why they didn't vote for expulsion.

[–] skozzii@lemmy.ca 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

I can't imagine they can give any good reason, the report is very very damning.

They should be questioned and held accountable. Being lazy is not an acceptable answer.

[–] Garbanzo@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

I think there are some potentially good reasons including:

  1. It's always been obvious what this dude is about, so that must be what his constituents want.
  2. My constituents don't care about George.
  3. My constituents do care about the federal spending I can bring to the district. It might be easier to do that if the GQP think I'm cool.
  4. Chaos.
[–] TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee 12 points 9 months ago

House speaker Mike Johnson said he would vote against the expulsion

Par for the course for the Republican scumbags.

[–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 11 points 9 months ago (1 children)

He’s my all time favorite half-black-jewish-drag-queen-9/11-survivor. I’ll be sad to see him go

[–] tipicaldik@lemmy.world 13 points 9 months ago (1 children)

half-black-jew-ish-drag-queen-9/11-survivor

you forgot a hyphen...

[–] Froyn@kbin.social 7 points 9 months ago

I could show these comments around and everyone would know you're talking about First man on the sun George Santos.

[–] interceder270@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago

Keep getting George Santos and George Soros confused.

[–] Rapidcreek@reddthat.com 4 points 9 months ago

'GOP House Leadership Opposes Santos Expulsion"

2 minutes later...

"Santos Expelled"

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

The best politician in politics, followed by MTG, Bobo, and Johnson. The turtle might actually contend for any of those positions, however. Four of America’s finest. Oh, and that scumbag who fucked teenagers.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago (1 children)

You're gonna have to narrow it down with that last one.

[–] hardcoreufo@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

I think they are referring to Matt Gaetz but he's probably not alone.