“There’s nothing that we know about him that we know is truthful. He’s lied literally about his entire background,” said the resolution’s sponsor, Rep. Robert Garcia, …
Santos admitted to The Post in December that he had lied about much of his purported background., told reporters that “excluding a future George Santos” is the “kind of precedent we want to set.”
“The majority of House Republicans in New York have called for George Santos to resign,” he said. “His colleagues want nothing to do with him. His constituents want nothing to do with them.” To illustrate his point, Torres noted the full New York congressional delegation recently met with Gov. Kathy Hochul — but “House rules state that a member can be expelled with the agreement of two-thirds of those present and voting.“He’s persona non grata to every single Republican except the leadership that’s protecting him,” Torres said, adding: “We’re here to send a clear message that if Kevin McCarthy refuses to hold George Santos accountable, we will.
“I don’t know the exact words I said. He shouldn’t have been there. Look, he’s a sick puppy. He shouldn’t have been there,” RomneyTom Rust, the ethics panel’s chief counsel and staff director, declined to comment on the panel’s probe of Santos when reached by The Post on Thursday.
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