GOP Lawmaker Calls for George Santos to be Expelled

Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX) says indicted Rep. George Santos should be removed from office: “The people of New York’s 3rd district deserve a voice in congress. George Santos should be immediately expelled from Congress and a special election initiated at the soonest possible date.”

Playbook: “Any single House member could force a vote on Santos’ expulsion by simply bringing it to the floor as a privileged resolution. But that gambit, of course, would be extremely dicey without broad support for Santos’ removal or the backing of their party’s leadership — not to mention the extraordinary can of worms that it could open if such a move were to become precedent.”