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2024-11-07 03:57:55 UTC - SOMEWHAT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 9EB3988D8C267F01CBCEC98589FEFBDA51CEBFE84F25ACC835FA8D1F03C85EEC
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Original Note:
OP was NOT "arbitrarily removed from office." OP was expelled for ethics violations after a federal indictment & the House Ethics Committee's finding that he exploited "every aspect of his House candidacy for his own personal financial profit." https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-resolution/878/text https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Santos#:~:text=On%20December%201%2C%202023%2C%20following%20an%20investigation%20by%20the%20House%20Ethics%20Committee%20and%20a%20federal%20indictment%2C%20the%20House%20of%20Representatives%20voted%20311%E2%80%93114%20to%20expel%20Santos https://apnews.com/article/george-santos-expulsion-vote-ethics-investigation-fd0f1524065883c6b2fe3e6f9afd84db https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-67593885#:~:text=the%20House%20ethics,in%20New%20York https://www.npr.org/2023/12/01/1215899764/george-santos-expulsion-house https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/rep-george-santos-gets-expelled-congress-replacement-elected/story?id=105246712 https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-lawmaker-george-santos-indicted-fraud-charges-faces-house-expulsion-vote-2023-12-01/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/george-santos-expulsion-vote-house-congress-today/ https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/george-santos-expulsion-vote-12-1-23/index.html https://www.cnbc.com/2023/12/01/gop-rep-george-santos-faces-expulsion-vote-in-house.html https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/george-santos-expulsion-congress-ny-house-ethics-committee-rcna127179 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/01/nyregion/santos-expulsion-vote-congress.html
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