Rep. George Santos says ‘due course of nonetheless alive’ after surviving expulsion vote
Rep. George Santos survived a vote to expel him from the U.S. House Wednesday as lawmakers opted to withhold punishment whereas his felony trial and a House ethics committee investigation proceed. (Nov. 2)
WASHINGTON — Embattled Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., who survived a push to take away him from Congress by his fellow Republican colleagues and is at present dealing with a swath of felony expenses, stated progressive Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., was his “inspiration” to become involved in politics.
“AOC was my inspiration, most people don’t know that,” Santos instructed CNN’s Manu Raju in an interview, referencing a standard nickname for Ocasio-Cortez. “I always thought you needed to be a Kennedy, a Bush or a Clinton to be in politics. Then Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is there and it’s like, look, she’s a scrappy girl.”
“She’s from where I’m from, I’m like let’s do this. She’s proved that anybody can do this, no matter right or left,” Santos added.
Santos in the course of the interview described himself as somebody who feels “disconnected” from the Republican Party due to the little time he has been concerned in politics.
Shortly earlier than taking workplace, Santos fabricated a lot of his resume, together with mendacity about his training and profession within the lead as much as the 2022 midterm elections
“It’s insecurity, stupidity, I don’t know,” Santos stated of his resume, noting he has apologized for mendacity about his credentials. “Look, I’m human, we make mistakes. I’ve apologized and I will continue to apologize profusely for this and with remorse.”
“I am the first one to jump and say, ‘I messed up.’” he added.
Santos was additionally indicted in May on expenses together with money laundering, wire fraud and mendacity to Congress. He confronted extra expenses in October when a brand new indictment threw extra counts at him, accusing him of stealing the identities of marketing campaign donors and committing bank card fraud.
The House final week rejected an try by Santos’ fellow New York Republicans to expel him from Congress over felony expenses and lies about his resume on the marketing campaign path. His critics say Santos deceived his constituents and is unfit to serve. While lots of these critics have urged him to resign from Congress, he has been defiant within the face of these calls.
The push to take away Santos, which required a heavy elevate of a two-thirds vote within the House, failed by a bipartisan vote of 179-213. Most lawmakers appeared to defer to the House Ethics Committee, which is at present investigating his varied controversies. The committee launched a press release final week saying it is going to announce its subsequent steps on its investigation by Nov. 17.
