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George Santos is out.
The House voted to expel the indicted New York Republican 311-114, exceeding the two-thirds threshold required for booting a member. Nearly all Democrats supported the measure, with two voting against it and two voting present, while 104 Republicans backed it. It's the first time the House has expelled a member without a conviction since the Civil War.
The New York Republican told reporters as the vote concluded: "It's over. ... They just set a dangerous new precedent for themselves." He declined further comment.
“As unofficially already no longer a member of Congress, I no longer have to answer a single question. That is the one thing that I'm going to take forever," Santos said.
The resolution was sponsored by House Ethics Committee Chair Michael Guest (R-Miss.), after after his panel released an explosive report two weeks ago that found “significant evidence” of Santos’ criminal wrongdoing.