Representative George Santos (R-N.Y.) held a press conference this morning to address the media before facing a vote tomorrow that could expel him from Congress. Santos stated that the five members of Congress who have been expelled in America’s history were either Confederates guilty of treason or had been convicted of crimes. While Santos has been charged with 23 federal crimes, he says that being expelled before being convicted would set a precedent in Congress.
During the press conference, Santos spoke about Representative Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) and highlighted an alleged double standard, pointing out the fact Bowman was convicted of a misdemeanor crime last month when he pleaded guilty to pulling a fire alarm that obstructed a congressional hearing. Santos said, “Today at noon I’m going to be introducing a privileged motion for expulsion of convicted and guilty-pleaded Congressman Jamaal Bowman, and I stand there, I think that’s consistency.”
