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Former New York Rep. George Santos appears to be seeking revenge after his historic expulsion from Congress.
Hours after being rejected by the House of Representatives on Friday, Dec. 1, Santos, disgraced, began posting a series of social media posts aimed at his former Republican colleagues.
Unsurprisingly, all of those in his crosshairs among the 105 Republicans who voted to remove him from office as criminal allegations mounted.
Previous report: And so: Block changed, online page removed after historic overthrow of George Santos
First on the blacklist is Staten Island Rep. Nicole Malliotakis of New York’s 11th District, whom Santos accused of insider trading.
“Can anyone ask Nicole MalioStockTips when she became a stock market scholar?” she posted on X. Pelosi!”
He went on to call the parliamentarian a “filthy, dishonorable swamp creature” and said he planned to register an opposition to her with the House ethics committee.
He is followed by Rep. Mike Lawler of New York’s 17th District, which includes much of Westchester County, as well as Rockland and Putnam counties.
Santos said he plans to file a complaint with the House Ethics Committee, this time accusing Lawler of “questionable violations of the crusade’s finances. “
“Congressman Lawler owns a portion of Checkmate Strategies and he uses the same firm that he is a beneficiary of to pay for services related to his campaign,” Santos alleged in a post on X.
He then reported that Lawler was involved in money laundering.
Santos also took aim at Long Island Rep. Nick LaLota of Suffolk County’s 1st District, accusing him of attending Hofstra University when he intended to run for board of elections.
Didn’t Rep. LaLota show up for his tax-funded assignment while on his way to school, and if so, potentially (sic) he would have stolen public budget (sic) from New York City taxpayers?Santos said on X.
Another one from the House Ethics Committee will be filed against LaLota, Santos promised.
Neither Malliotakis, Lawler nor LaLota had made the allegations publicly as of Monday.
Santos’ weekend X tirade included sharing a post from a purported constituent asking if they could “sue” Congress for expelling him and signaling interest in a “pay-per-view” interview with comedian Ziwe.
He also subsidized Mike Sapraicone, a retired NYPD detective, to fill his vacant seat in the House.
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