Former New York Republican Representative George Santos threatened to expose New York Republican Representatives Nicole Malliotakis, Nick LaLota and Mike Lawler in an online screed after he was officially expelled from Congress.
Santos—who has been federally indicted and faces allegations of fabricating his background and misusing campaign funds for luxury items and Botox—wasted no time in targeting some of his former colleagues, hinting at filing ethics complaints against specific members who voted for his removal.
He announced on X, formerly Twitter, that he would file an ethics complaint against Malliotakis "regarding her questionable stock trading since joining the Ways and Means committee this Congress." He said Malliotakis did not "have an active trading habit or a high volume stake" before she joined the committee.
You can see his post below.
Santos claimed LaLota was a "no-show" during a period at a local board of elections while pursuing law school, adding:
"The questionable actions are? Did Rep Lalota no-show to his tax pay funded job while going to school and if so he can potential have stolen public funds form the tax payers of NY."
"I will let the Office of Congressional Ethics determine the validity of this grave allegation raised in his local media."
You can see Santos' post below.
Targeting Lawler, Santos insinuated "questionable campaign finance violations" by highlighting payments made by Lawler's co-founded political firm for services linked to his campaign.
He added:
"The concerning questions are; is Mr Lawler engaging in laundering money form his campaign to his firm then into his own pocket?"
"I will let the Office of Congressional Ethics be the judge of that."
You can see Santos' post below.
In response, a LaLota spokesperson refuted Santos' claims, emphasizing LaLota's educational achievements compared to Santos' alleged misrepresentations, saying "George is just mad the congressman has three actual degrees, while he lied about one.”
Lawler's team dismissed these allegations as baseless attacks from a "serial liar and con man." Malliotakis' team has not addressed Santos' allegations.
Many criticized Santos for continuing to court media attention and called for him to step back.
After a damning House Ethics Committee report revealed he spent thousands in campaign funds on a variety of non-campaign-related items, including OnlyFans, Botox, and trips to Atlantic City and the Hamptons, Santos announced he will not run for reelection.
The report alleged Santos had committed "knowing and willful violations" of House financial disclosure rules and filed "false or incomplete reports" with the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
The 56-page report offered extensive evidence indicating Santos’ misuse of campaign funds for personal purposes, fraudulent activities toward donors, and submission of false or incomplete campaign finance and financial disclosure reports.
It further accuses Santos of exploiting his House candidacy for personal financial gain through a series of deceptive tactics, including lies about his background and experience to constituents, donors, and staff.
Santos was expelled from the House of Representatives by a vote of 311–114, exceeding the necessary two-thirds majority, on December 1. He is the only Republican ever expelled from the House, and the only representative expelled without first being convicted of a federal crime or having supported the Confederacy during the Civil War.
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