George Santos

Saturday Night Live kicked off with Bowen Yang reprising his role as George Santos in what could be one of the last instances of the former congressman being the subject of such a high-profile lampoon given his expulsion from the House of Representatives Friday. Santos’ removal–the sixth such expulsion in the chamber’s history–came amid his indictment for nearly two dozen crimes including identity theft and wire and credit card fraud. A damning House ethics report earlier this month also alleged, among many other…

George Santos won’t be taking the high road out of Washington, D.C. as the now-former congressman has promised to rain hellfire and ethics complaints against some of the Republicans who voted to expel him from Congress. In a series of Friday night tweets, Santos set his sights on four former colleagues in his adopted state of New York specifically: GOP members Mike Lawler, Nick LaLota, Nicole Malliotakis, and Democratic Rep. Robert Menendez, the son of beleaguered New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez. “Let’s talk…

Serial liar and alleged fraudster George Santos is no longer a member of Congress. The New York Republican was expelled from his office on Friday after a successful two-thirds majority vote to secure his ouster.  Of the 311 representatives who voted to remove Santos, 105 were members of his own party. Yet despite Santos’ track record as a liar, the criminal indictments against him, and the findings of a scathing House Ethics report exploring his alleged misconduct, some far-right Republicans are furious at the…

George Santos has, finally, been kicked out of the House of Representatives. The New York congressman — who repeatedly refused to resign in the face of his many scandals, including a federal criminal indictment — announced earlier this month that he will no longer seek re-election in 2024 following the release last month of a damning House Ethics Committee report that found “substantial evidence” he had committed crimes.  The final vote to expel Santos was 311-114. Two-thirds of the House needed to vote in…

"Everything out of your mouth is a lie!" co-anchor Colin Jost said Saturday Night Live‘s Weekend Update interviewed Rep. George Santos (Bowen Yang), who was arrested earlier this year and whose alleged criminality was further detailed in a damning House Ethics Committee report this week. Santos has since said he will not run for reelection in 2024. “This has not been a good week for you,” co-anchor Colin Jost began, mentioning how the report found that Santos used campaign money to pay for…

Rep. Michael Guest introduced a new expulsion resolution a day after his committee released a damning report about the New York congressman The House Ethics Committee did not formally recommend the House of Representatives move to kick George Santos out of Congress despite finding “substantial evidence” that the New York congressman is guilty of federal crimes. The committee’s chairman, Rep. Michael Guest (R-Miss.), took matters into his own hands on Friday, filing a new resolution to expel Santos.…

Yesterday, the folks at Cambridge Dictionary named “Hallucination” the word of the year and, Jesus, they really hit the nail on the head. Like, wow. Frankly, this could be the word of the decade, not merely just the last twelve months. By that I mean, the world has gotten so weird lately that I feel like I’ve been hallucinating for years—and the visions just keep getting trippier.Why is Everyone Suing AI Companies? | Future TechOf course, the Cambridge Dictionary had a pretty good reason to make “hallucinate” its chosen…

Not even the folks over at Fox believed Santos’ claims that he’d never heard of the site The House Ethics Committee’s report on George Santos included several revelations about the New York congressman’s allegedly illegal activity — including that he spent campaign cash on OnlyFans. Santos is certainly one of the most prolific liars to walk the halls of Congress, and it appears he lied on camera about his usage on the platform earlier this year. After the House’s investigation found that Santos…

The committee called Rep. George Santos’ conduct “beneath the dignity of the office” The House Ethics Committee has found “substantial evidence of potential violations of federal criminal law” by indicted New York Congressman George Santos, and are referring the matter to the Justice Department. The committee — which released its long-anticipated report on Santos on Thursday — did not recommend the House of Representatives expel Santos or discipline him otherwise. The committee, comprised…

The panel that has been investigating the embattled congressman will not recommend any punishment when it releases its report later this week The House Ethics Committee will not recommend that indicted Rep. George Santos be expelled from Congress, according to a statement given by Committee Chair Michael Guest to reporters on Wednesday.  Rep. Guest (R-Miss.) stated that the committee’s investigation into Santos (R-N.Y.), which began in March and is expected to provide an update on its findings…