Ousted George Santos Plots Revenge Against Ex-House Colleagues In Online Tear

Now-former Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) was expelled from Congress on Friday, however he didn’t take the evening off.

Instead, the disgraced Republican ― who was kicked out of the House after a committee alleged that he spent marketing campaign funds on Botox and different private bills, which Santos has referred to as a “politicized smear” ― kicked off the weekend by threatening to file ethics complaints in opposition to just a few of the 311 members who voted to oust him.

The fallen congressman, ax to grind firmly in hand, lobbed accusations at New York GOP Reps. Nicole Malliotakis, Nick LaLota and Mike Lawler, in addition to in opposition to New Jersey Democratic Rep. Rob Menendez.

On X, nee Twitter, the infamously untruthful Santos claimed that come Monday, he can be submitting complaints to the Office of Congressional Ethics in opposition to all 4.

He accused LaLota of being a “no-show” throughout a stint working at a neighborhood board of elections whereas he was going to legislation faculty. A LaLota spokesperson fired again, telling The Hill that “George is just mad the congressman has three actual degrees, while he lied about one.”

Santos characterised Lawler as having “questionable campaign finance violations,” saying {that a} political agency Lawler co-founded has been paying for “services related to his campaign.” Last yr, City & State New York reported that Lawler’s election campaigns had paid his personal agency 1000’s of {dollars} in consulting charges.

At the time, a Lawler spokesperson informed the information outlet that he didn’t enrich himself off his campaigns and that he had cleared every little thing with legal professionals. In response to the brand new accusations by Santos, a spokesperson merely informed the New York Post that it was a “badge of honor” to be “attacked by a serial liar and con man like George Santos.”

Santos accused Malliotakis, who has beforehand come beneath hearth for purchasing shares following personal conversations with financial institution regulators, of “questionable” buying and selling. A Malliotakis spokesperson informed the Post, “We don’t respond to expelled George Santos because he is a scorned and known serial liar.”

Finally, Santos stated Menendez ought to be investigated in connection to his father, New Jersey Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez — who stands accused of bribery and appearing as a overseas agent for Egypt, which he has denied. A spokesperson informed The Hill that the youthful Menendez will “not expend any energy responding” to Santos’ “Botox-fueled fits of rage.”