US House panel refers more 'unlawful conduct' by Santos to Justice Dept -statement

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Embattled Republican U.S. Representative George Santos said on Thursday he will not run for re-election in an announcement made shortly after the release of a scathing report by fellow lawmakers that referred more "uncharged and unlawful conduct" to the Justice Department for possible criminal prosecution. But the first-term congressman from New York said he would not resign even as a renewed effort to expel him from the House of Representatives gained steam.

U.S. Rep. George Santos (R-NY) speaks to members of the media after his Congressional colleagues voted not to expel him from the House, after he was indicted on 23 federal corruption charges, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. November 1, 2023. REUTERS/Julia Nikhinson/File Photo