House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said he will look at the charges before determining if he thinks Santos should be removed from Congress
Former commander-in-chief is first former president indicted
The Justice Dept asked the Federal Election Commission to yield to the federal prosecutors probing Santos's campaign finance activity
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, along with the rest of Republican leadership in the chamber, has addressed the controversies minimally
"He has no place in the Nassau County Republican Committee nor in elected office- We do not consider him one of our congresspeople"
New York Democratic Reps. Ritchie Torres and Daniel Goldman have filed a complaint against Santos to the House Committee on Ethics
"A bunch of expenditures right below legal requirement for his committee to keep receipts is evidence that he knew what he was doing"
