GOP House Ethics chair files new bid to expel George Santos after scathing report alleges theft

The Republican chairman of the House Ethics Committee on Friday filed a resolution to expel Rep. George Santos from Congress in the wake of a damning report alleging the scandal-plagued GOP freshman committed campaign fraud and theft.

Ethics Chairman Michael Guest, R-Miss., said that the evidence uncovered through the committee's investigation of Santos "is more than sufficient to warrant punishment."

"The most appropriate punishment, is expulsion," Guest said in a statement.

"So, separate from the Committee process and my role as Chairman, I have filed an expulsion resolution," he said.

Guest's resolution will not come to a vote until sometime after the House returns from its Thanksgiving recess on Nov. 28.

Santos on Thursday night announced he would hold a press conference Nov. 30 on the steps of the U.S. Capitol.

The embattled New York lawmaker has survived two prior attempts to oust him over his lies and alleged campaign finance crimes. The House, in which Republicans hold a razor-thin majority, requires the support of two-thirds of the chamber in order to expel a member.

But on the heels of Thursday's ethics report, many of Santos' GOP colleagues who previously voted to keep him in Congress declared that they would now support an effort to throw him out.

The 56-page report found that Santos, 35, "sought to fraudulently exploit every aspect of his House candidacy for his own personal financial profit."

Santos "blatantly stole from his campaign," deceiving donors and submitting fake campaign loans while sustaining a "series of lies" about his background and experience, the report alleged.

Santos allegedly used money intended for his campaign to "enrich himself," including by spending more than $4,000 at luxury clothing store Hermes and making purchases on adult cam site OnlyFans.