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McCarthy Moves To Block Vote On Kicking George Santos Out Of Congress

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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said he hopes that a new effort to oust indicted Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) goes to the same place as the first one — a House committee.

The California Republican told reporters Tuesday he would like to see the latest expulsion resolution introduced by Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) referred to the Ethics Committee when it comes up for a vote, which could happen as soon as this week.

“I would like the Ethics Committee to move rapidly on this. I think there’s enough information out there now that they could start looking at this and I think they could come back to Congress probably faster than a court case,” McCarthy told reporters after returning from a meeting at the White House about the debt ceiling.

McCarthy and other Republican leaders have urged patience on the Santos matter, saying he will go through the legal process and noting Santos has already stepped off of his committees, which is required under House GOP rules for indicted members. McCarthy has, however, said he doesn’t support Santos’ reelection.

Garcia said Santos — who faces charges of money laundering and unemployment benefits fraud, among others — should have left or been kicked out of Congress in February.

“He should be expelled. I believe he should have been expelled when we introduced the resolution a couple of months ago,” Garcia said.

“It’s very clear that he’s a liar, he’s a fraud.”

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