"If, in fact, there is a resolution that's brought to the floor to try to expel the congresswoman, it's going to fail,"
"I reject these allegations and remain confident the full facts will make clear I did nothing wrong."
"The congresswoman is of course entitled to the presumption of innocence. She's going through the process right now,"
"Any effort to expel her lacks any basis, at this moment, in law, fact or the Constitution,"
Rep. Greg Steube plans to force a House vote next week to expel Rep. Anna Paulina Cherfilus‑McCormick following a House Ethics Committee report that found substantial evidence supporting criminal charges. Cherfilus‑McCormick was indicted in November for allegedly laundering a $5 million COVID contract overpayment to her family's health care company and funneling funds into her campaign. The report also cited failures to disclose finances, improper donations, and steering federal funding to associates. Cherfilus‑McCormick has pleaded not guilty and rejected the allegations. House Democratic leaders say an expulsion effort would lack legal basis, invoke due process concerns, and likely fail under the two‑thirds threshold.
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