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Rep. Anthony D’Esposito (R-N.Y.) on Monday suggested there are enough votes to expel Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) from the House amid the controversy that surrounds Santos in his mounting legal battles.

Asked on NewsNation’s “The Hill” if a measure to expel Santos would pass, D’Esposito said, “I think there is an opportunity for it to pass, because I think we have an opportunity to set a new precedent.”

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[–] magnetosphere@kbin.social 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If the Republican Party had any sense of shame left, he would have been gone months ago. They don’t, though, so this jackass is still making headlines.

[–] EmpathicVagrant@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

It’s at least better than the hyper silent behavior they’ve exhibited over the last 12 R-Congresspeople to have allegations