Rep. George Santos (R-NY) is maintaining his innocence after getting hit with a 23-count superseding federal indictment, vowing not to resign or pursue a plea bargain, Politico reports.
Said Santos: “The answer is no. I will not take a plea deal. I can prove my innocence.”
On efforts by some Republicans to expel him, he added: “They can try to expel me, but I pity the fools that go ahead and do that and think that that’s the smartest idea.
They’re in tough elections next year, but they’re setting precedent for the future.”