Rep. George Santos to file resolution to expel Rep. Jamaal Bowman from Congress
by Reese Gorman, Congressional Reporter
November 30, 2023 08:35 AM
Embattled Rep. George Santos (R-NY) will file a privileged resolution to expel Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) from Congress.
Santos, who is poised to be ousted from Congress himself this week after a damning House Ethics Committee report, cited that Bowman pled guilty to one count of falsely setting off a fire alarm after security camera footage captured him pulling it in a House office building while Democrats were trying to delay a vote.
This could likely be Santos' last action in the House as he is set to be expelled on Friday. He announced it at a press conference on Thursday morning, claiming that because he is being expelled without a conviction, someone like Bowman who has pled guilty to a crime should also be expelled.
"If the House wants to start different precedents and expel me, that is going to be the undoing of a lot of members of this body, because this will haunt them in the future where mere allegations are sufficient to have members removed from office when duly elected by their people in their respective states and districts," Santos said.
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