Indicted Republican lawmaker George Santos expelled from US House

Santos is only the sixth member to be expelled from the House, and the first who has not been convicted of a crime or fought for the Confederacy during the 1861-65 US Civil War.

Rep. George Santos, R-NY, walks from his office to the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on December 1, 2023. Picture: Mandel NGAN / AFP via Getty Images

Indicted Republican George Santos' brief career in the US House of Representatives came to an end on Friday, when fellow lawmakers voted to expel him over criminal corruption charges and accusations of misspending campaign money.

The House voted 311-114 to immediately remove the controversial freshman lawmaker, above the two-thirds majority required to oust one of its own.