George Santos expelled from House of Representatives

In a historic vote, the House of Representatives voted to expel Rep. George Santos (R-NY) from Congress, making him just the sixth member of the House to face that punishment.

In order to expel Santos, the House required a two-thirds majority, and the effort succeeded despite House GOP leadership voting against the resolution citing concerns about future precedent. The expulsion passed with 311 voting for it, including 105 Republicans, 114 voting against it, and two voting present.

The vote ends an era in Congress in which, from the beginning, the embattled New York Republican continually made news for his antics, legal woes, lies, and flamboyant interactions with the media.

Santos had survived two previous expulsion votes, but after a damning report from the House Ethics Committee that alleged, in part, he used funds meant to support his election to make purchases at OnlyFans, Sephora, and Hermes and get Botox and that he conspired to falsify Federal Election Commission reports, the flood gates opened, and his opposition grew exponentially.

By late last week, Santos was already publicly expecting that the resolution would be successful and he would be ousted. But he didn’t take it quietly.