George Santos will not be expelled from the House by the House itself after tonight's vote, which was 189 for expulsion, 19 voting present, and 213 voting against.
This vote was going to be a heavy lift from the beginning with the thin margins held by Republicans, so it's not a big surprise that it failed. The Santos vote was preceded by a vote on Marjorie Taylor Greene's resolution to censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib for supporting a peaceful protest in the halls of the House, which the liar from Georgia called an "insurrection." That vote also failed.
As Chris Hayes noted in his report above, the bar is a high one to clear, and the last time anyone was expelled they had been convicted of the crimes for which they were accused.
Hayes then went through a handy list of Santos' "controversies":
The New York Republican George Santos has been a subject of almost too much controversy to list in a one-hour show since he was first elected to Congress nearly one year ago.
In that time, we'll go briefly here, reporting revealed that Santos fabricated much of his resume including business and educational experience, the fact that he was like a champion volleyball player, as well as personal connection to a number of national tragedies including 9-11.
And then there's the fact that Santos was also indicted earlier this year in May before then getting hit with additional superseding charges last month, bringing the total up to 23 felony charges he now faces, which include aggravated identity theft, wire fraud, and credit card fraud.
We should note Santos denies all those charges and he deserves the chance to mount a vigorous defense against them in court as is his constitutional right.
His campaign treasurer, we should note, who is also caught up in this case, has already pleaded guilty, which doesn't bode great for Santos.
Had Santos been expelled, he would have been the first member of Congress to be expelled without a conviction since the Civil War, as Hayes noted.
This was the second attempt to expel Santos. Democrats tried back in May, but that resolution failed too.
Now it is up to the voters in Santos' district. I'm confident they will prevail.
