Santos communications director quits | Long Island Business News

Rep. George Santos’ communications director, Naysa Woomer, has quit, saying she was “honored” to hand in her resignation.

In her resignation email, Woomer wrote: “With respect for my colleagues, the people of New York, and most importantly, myself, I am honored to tender my resignation,” according to Scripps News.

“Unfortunately, you never took one point of professional advice given,” she added.

Woomer’s resignation comes one day after a resolution to expel Santos, a Republcian, from Congress was referred to the House Ethics Committee. On Wednesday, Republicans successfully sidestepped an effort to force them into a vote that could have narrowed their already slim four-seat majority.

The House voted along party lines, 221-204, to refer the matter to the ethics panel, with Santos himself joining his GOP colleagues in voting to do so.

Rep. Nick LaLota released a statement after voting to refer Santos’ case to the ethics panel.

“While I would have preferred there to be enough votes to expel the sociopath scam artist, Congressman D’Esposito has spearheaded the next best option: To refer this matter to the Ethics Committee where we expect a result within 60 days and for the terrible liar to be gone, by resignation or expulsion, before August recess,” LaLota said in the statement.

The freshman congressman has been charged with embezzling money from his campaign, falsely receiving unemployment funds and lying to Congress about his finances. He has denied the charges and has pleaded not guilty.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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