GOP rep can’t explain why he’s 'undecided' on expelling George Santos

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16 November 2023

A Republican U.S. congressman is struggling to explain why he’s “undecided” on expelling U.S. Rep. George Santos, after a House Ethics Committee subcommittee created to investigate the New York GOP lawmaker under federal indictment on 23 felonies released a damning report that it says finds more possible violations of the law and will recommend Santos be referred to the U.S. Dept. of Justice.

“I look forward to the presentation of the facts,” U.S. Rep. Warren Davidson (R-OH) told CNN Thursday afternoon (video below). “I haven’t heard them or read them all myself. But I will say primarily this is between George Santos and the people that sent him here. And I imagine there’s probably mixed feelings in his own district.”

Congressman Davidson on Wednesday called to “fire” Democratic President Joe Biden. In June he voted to censure U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff, a California Democrat, saying, “Adam Schiff’s repeated lies and misconduct cannot go without consequence.”

“The people that sent him,” the CNN anchor replied to Davidson, “of course, didn’t know all of this when they initially sent him there.”

“And I think that is part of the issue here,” Davidson replied.

“But so basically, you’re undecided. Is that correct?” the anchor pressed.

“Yeah, I’d say that’s accurate,” said Davidson.

As for the Ohio Congressman’s remarks that Santos’ constituents have “mixed feelings,” in January, before he was indicted on 23 federal counts, 78% of voters in Santos’ district wanted him to resign.

Congressman Davidson was recruited by U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) to in the special election to replace John Boehner who retired as House Speaker and from Congress mid-term. He serves in a solidly Republican district and belongs to two far-right House groups, the Freedom Caucus and Republican Study Committee.

Last year Congressman Davidson compared vaccine mandates to the Holocaust.

MSNBC reports the House Ethics Committee Chairman Michael Guest “will introduce a resolution to expel George Santos from Congress tomorrow morning.”

And Axios reports, “House lawmakers in both parties who voted against expelling George Santos from Congress now say they will support removing him in the wake of a damning House Ethics Committee report.”

Watch Davidson below or at this link.

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