Washington — Embattled Rep. George Santos said he expects to be expelled from Congress in the coming days and will "wear it like a badge of honor."
"I know I'm going to get expelled when this expulsion resolution goes to the floor," the New York Republican said Friday on an X Space hosted by conservative media personality Monica Matthews.
"I have done the math over and over," he said, laughing, "and it doesn't look really good."
The Ethics Committee released a 56-page report earlier this month that said there was "substantial evidence" that Santos violated federal law. The report alleged Santos funneled large sums of money through his campaign and businesses to pay for his personal expenses, including on cosmetic procedures such as Botox, at luxury stores Hermès and Ferragamo, on smaller purchases at OnlyFans, a website containing adult content, meals, parking, travel and rent.
In a heated exchange, Santos challenged Guest to present his resolution as "privileged," which would require the House to address the matter within two legislative days.
"I want to witness them establish this precedent," Santos declared. "Because this precedent establishes a new era of due process, where one is presumed guilty until proven innocent. They will exploit your accusations to tarnish, to dismantle, to annihilate you and eradicate you from society. That is their intention with this."
Santos refused to directly address the specific allegations made against him in the report, dismissing them as "defamatory." He claimed that defending himself against these allegations could be used against him in his federal case. Santos has pleaded not guilty to 23 federal charges.
Santos also launched a scathing attack on his colleagues, accusing them of engaging in adultery, voting while hungover, and freely distributing their voting cards to others.
"There are felons aplenty," he declared. "There are individuals with all sorts of shady backgrounds. And suddenly, George Santos is the Mary Magdalene of the United States Congress."
During the hourslong discussion, a Democratic representative from California logged onto the X Space and pressed Santos on why he wouldn't resign.
"Why not just do the right thing and resign?" the representative said. "We're going to vote to expel you, George."
Santos said he hasn't been found guilty of anything.
"George, we're going to expel you," the representative repeated.
