From New York Times, I'm Michael Bobaro. This is the Daily.

Only five members of the US House of Representatives have ever been expelled from the

institution.

This week, Republican Representative George Santos of New York could very well become the sixth.

My colleague, Grace Ashford, explains why, after a year in office office so many of Santos' colleagues from Booth parties have had enough.

It's Monday, November 27th. So, Grace,

So Grace, welcome back to the show.

Hey Michael, good to be back.

So we haven't talked in a while.

The last time you were on the show, George Santos was not yet a member of Congress. He was a

congressman-elect and you had discovered, along with our colleagues in your

collective reporting

that Santos had fabricated much of his life story,

really basic facts about his career, his education,

it caused a huge uproar.

Nevertheless, he is sworn into office, and then his life gets incredibly messy.

That's right, Michael.

So last December, shortly after our first story came out, federal investigators at the Department of Justice opened an inquiry.

In March, the House Ethics Committee announces a parallel investigation, and then in May the DOJ actually charges Santos with over a dozen felonies.

In October, they add 10 more charges, including aggravated identity theft.

And through all of this, Santos stands strong and resolute.

He says he's innocent.

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