Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., told Newsmax on Friday he does not want to see members of Congress be expelled until they get their full due process.
Donalds' colleagues Nancy Mace, R-S.C., and Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., have called for Rep. Cory Mills, R-Fla., to be expelled over allegations of abuse toward women.
Three other lawmakers resigned recently over their own alleged improprieties amid threats of expulsion.
The allegations against Mills "are damning, very concerning," Donalds said on "Finnerty."
Donalds noted that Mace had previously brought an expulsion resolution on Mills, but it was referred to the Ethics Committee.
"Now Congressman Mills is in front of the Ethics Committee," Donalds said. "That report is yet to come out."
Donalds noted that Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Fla., who recently resigned from Congress, had a hearing in front of the Ethics Committee before she left office.
"What needs to happen here is that the Ethics Committee has to come forward with their report," Donalds said. "So that way whether Representative Mills or any other member had the ability to have their due process heard on these matters, that that report comes forward."
"And then if it goes to a resolution on the floor, then the members have all of the findings from an investigative body, not just from another member of Congress," Donalds added. "That is actually the standard how we adjudicate these things."
Donalds said he would support a vote to expel Mills following an Ethics Committee investigation.
"But we've got to make sure you go through the due process parts of this first," Donalds said.
The lawmaker added that Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., deserves a full Ethics Committee investigation before he would vote to expel her.
"The Ethics Committee is not some lounge in the back room," Donalds said. "You have to hire attorneys. There's full discovery that goes through all of your information."
"This is not something any member of Congress wants to be going through," Donalds added. "It's not a simple process."
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