House Speaker McCarthy has more or less stood behind Santos, rebuffing several calls from members of both parties to expel him from Congress: 'I believe in the rule of law. A person’s innocent until proven guilty.'
and what his professional work experience entailed, as well as the manner in which his mother died. The charges against him mostly deal with a political contribution solicitation scheme, in which he allegedly used money from donors to finance a lavish lifestyle.McCarthy has more or less stood behind Santos in the months since the scandal became public, rebuffing several calls from members of both parties to expel him from Congress.
“If for some way when we go through Ethics that he has broken the law, then we will remove him, but it’s not my role,” McCarthy told reporters,However, as John Bresnahan — the co-founder of the political news website Punchbowl News —Not defending Santos at all, but I can’t think of a member or senator who was expelled just based on indictment.
The federal charges are a different animal altogether. Unlike the Republican members of the House Ethics Committee, federal prosecutors aren’t subject to the political whims of the speaker. They can’t remove Santos from Congress, but if they prove he is guilty in court, pressure for McCarthy to remove him will only amplify.
On Wednesday, McCarthy told reporters that he would wait for the trial to play out before making a decision.
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