George Santos is asking his former House colleagues if they will draft a resolution to expel Rep. Henry Cuellar, who was recently indicted.
Friday over allegations that they accepted nearly $600,000 in bribes from two foreign entities, the government of Azerbaijan and a Mexican bank.Santos used the occasion to go after House members who introduced a resolution in February 2023 to expel him from Congress. He became the sixth member of the House to begoing to draft an expulsion resolution for Henry Cuellar?” Santos posted on X Saturday morning. “Inquiring minds want to know.
The “GEORGE” Rule would prohibit former House members who had been voted out from using their privileges to gain floor access.“While the bar for Federal indictment is high, trust in our government is low,” Phillips wrote on X. “That’s why office holders and candidates under indictment should resign or end their campaigns, including Sen. Bob Menendez, Donald Trump, & Rep. Henry Cuellar.
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