George Santos says he is being ‘bullied’ and will file bid to expel Jamaal Bowman ahead of vote to kick him out of Congress

Congressman George Santos said he would introduce a measure to expel Rep. Jamaal Bowman, who was accused of pulling a fire alarm ahead of the House vote to remove Santos himself.

The defiant New York Republican reiterated that he would not resign, saying he would force his colleagues to remove him and surrender in battle.

“I will be filing a lot of complaints today and tomorrow,” he said, criticizing the ethics report that prompted the third attempt to remove him.

“If I resign, they will win,” he said, adding that he did not want to resign and give in to “bullies.”

He criticized the House of Representatives for voting to remove him but not impeaching the Homeland Security secretary. Alejandro Mayorkas and not kicking Bowman out.

Congressman George Santos said he will introduce a measure to expel Rep. Jamaal Bowman for pulling a fire alarm ahead of the House vote to remove Santos himself.

The defiant New York Republican reiterated that he will not resign – he will force his colleagues to remove him and surrender with a fight.

“He took a plea deal for setting off a fire alarm that obstructed and delayed a formal hearing and trial in the House of Representatives,” Santos said.

“If it had been any other person, one of the media, a Republican member of Congress, we all know that person would have been… charged with obstruction of a congressional hearing. Just like there are 140 people in jail now because of January 6th, but Jamaal Bowman got a pass.”

Santos’ resolution will be a privileged resolution, meaning it must be voted on within two legislative days.

The Long Island liar survived a vote to expel him earlier this month because 31 Democrats and a majority of Republicans voted to keep him in, with many saying they would prefer to wait until the Ethics Committee’s report detailing his misdeeds comes out.

Video footage shows Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., pulling the fire alarm.

That report has now been made public, saying Santos used money and campaign contributions to finance a lavish lifestyle, engaged in fraud, filed false election reports and “willfully” violated ethics.

“No one here has ever seen the ethics reports of the other members under investigation. But yeah, to me the precedent is changing again, it looks like it’s all fair game. So, let’s go,” Santos continued.

They go ahead and release it. This report is replete with exaggerations, replete with opinions that no decent police officer would bring this to the prosecutor or the district attorney and say, here’s our report, let’s charge him.

The 35-year-old newcomer called his expulsion and report “theater for the American people at the expense of the American people because no real work is being done.”

Santos was asked if anything he wore at the press conference was purchased with campaign money, including his Ferragamo shoes. “No,” he said. “They are six years old.”

Santos was asked if anything he wore at the press conference was purchased with campaign money, including his Ferragamo shoes. “No,” he said. “This is six years old”

Key findings of the ethics report:

• HOURThe House Ethics Committee found that Santos “sought to fraudulently exploit every aspect of his candidacy for the House of Representatives for personal financial gain.”
• Claimed Long Island MP was a ‘willing participant’ in ‘complex web of illegal activity’
• Santos spent thousands of campaign funds on Botox treatments and trips to Atlantic City with her husband.
• Republican Spends $3,000 on Campaign Campaign for Airbnb in Hamptons
• The transfer to his business was used for $6,000 worth of Ferragamo luxury goods, rent and $800 in casino cash.
• Santos made the purchase using his campaign debit card, called Botox.
• Santos told his campaign staff that he owned a Maserati, despite no evidence that he had ever owned one.
• Overcharged six consumer loans for his campaign. He claimed they were worth $80,000 when in fact they were only $3,500.
• Santos has pleaded not guilty to 23 charges in federal court, including identity theft, charging donors’ credit cards without permission and filing false campaign finance reports.