The House vote came after GOP leaders announced their opposition to his ouster.
That raised the prospect that he could survive the vote.
Two Democrats also voted present.
Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., wades through the media scrum to his car after the House voted to expel him from Congress.Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images
With reporters chasing him, he got in a waiting car and left Capitol grounds.
According to CNN, he said, Why would I want to stay here?
To hell with this place.
He has pleaded not guilty.
The reportconcludedthat he sought to fraudulently exploit every aspect of his House candidacy for his own personal financial profit.
The report also concluded that he cannot be trusted.
Santos is the sixth member of the House to be expelled from the chamber.
His ouster means that the GOP has just a three-seat majority.
That was a reference to allegations made by his former girlfriend, former White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham.
Miller denied the allegations.
We followed the Constitution in the way that this was to play out.
