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The Politics of Santos' Resignation
There's nothing in the Constitution that stops someone who's been accused or even convicted of a crime from serving in Congress. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has said he would not pressure Santos to resign over these federal charges, but that he might reconsider Santos' work to be convicted. In America, we'll just follow up the same pattern we always have, right? If a person is indicted, they're not on committees, they have the right to vote, but they have to go trial. And so far, Santos has been a fairly reliable vote for McCarthy.