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New York Rep. Andrew Garbarino, whose Long Island district abuts that of embattled Rep. George Santos, will serve on the panel.

The House Ethics Committee and Santos’s own colleagues could have the final say

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said George Santos, the embattled freshman representative from New York, could be removed from office if the chamber’s Ethics Committee determined that he had broken the law — but not until then.

Speaker Kevin McCarthy has named Mississippi Rep. Michael Guest to lead the Ethics Committee as questions about Rep. George Santos linger.

Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., quickly became a global punchline when his multiple, contradictory misrepresentations of his background were revealed after he was elected in November. But there’s nothing funny about Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s refusal to call on Santos to resign, as a few other Republicans have.

The newly elected fabulist's web of lies won't necessarily get him ejected, but it raises ethical concerns

There are mounting calls from both politicians and voters to force the newly elected apparent fabulist U.S. Rep. George Santos from Congress following revelations he fabricated his background and other details of his life.

More than a dozen House and Senate Republicans have said Santos should resign or be expelled.

The House Ethics Committee has been asked to investigate Rep. George Santos

Elections for all 120 seats in the North Carolina House of Representatives took place on Nov. 8, 2022. Republicans held a 69-51 majority heading into the election.

But Republicans on the panel can block consideration of the referral.