Rep. George Santos (R-NY) threatened other Republicans on Wednesday after he was indicted on 10 new felony counts in a 23 count superseding indictment that was returned this week stemming from alleged crimes related to campaign finance.

The new charges included one count of conspiracy to commit offenses against the United States, two counts of wire fraud, two counts of making materially false statements to the Federal Election Commission (FEC), two counts of falsifying records submitted to obstruct the FEC, two counts of aggravated identity theft, and one count of access device fraud.

Santos told reporters that he was not willing to take a plea deal because he claimed that he could prove his “innocence.”

Santos’ former campaign treasurer, Nancy Marks, pled guilty to crimes in the case last week.

When asked by reporters if he blamed her, he said no and then added: “I’m just saying it wasn’t me. I didn’t handle the finances. That is why you pay treasurers and fundraisers.”

A group of six New York Republican freshman lawmakers announced this week that they were introducing “an expulsion resolution to rid the People’s House of fraudster, George Santos.”

Today, I’ll be introducing an expulsion resolution to rid the People’s House of fraudster, George Santos. The resolution will be co-sponsored by fellow #NewYork freshman @RepLaLota @RepMikeLawler @RepMolinaroNY19 @RepLangworthy @RepWilliams.

Our statement will follow. 🇺🇸

— Rep. Anthony D’Esposito (@RepDesposito) October 11, 2023

Santos responded to the expulsion resolution in a statement on Wednesday afternoon, saying that the effort was backed by “anti American … WEAK RINO’s.”

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“Remember if I’m in fact ousted fascism will officially be well and alive in the United States of America and these members will be the champions of it,” he claimed. “I do want to remind my dear colleagues who all but one have deep long troubling careers in politics that I will have a lot of time on my hands to return the favor in the most expedient fashion mankind has ever seen.”

“I’m done with the hypocrisy and the projection coming from the same individuals for the last 10 months!” he added.

Top Senate Republicans are aiming to force President Joe Biden to refreeze $6 billion in Iranian oil revenue that the administration unfroze last month in exchange for the release of U.S. citizens who were being wrongfully detained.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) introduced legislation to block the Iranians from being able to access the $6 billion.

“The path of resources, training, and lethal weapons from Tehran to terrorists throughout the Middle East is crystal clear. On Saturday, it enabled cold-blooded killers like Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad to perpetrate the deadliest day of violence against Jews in decades,” said McConnell. “The civilized world must re-impose serious consequences on the regime that aids and abets murderous evil against innocent Israelis. The United States must lead that effort by our example, and freezing Iranian assets is an important first step.”

Cotton noted that Iran has attacked American targets in the region for decades and that Biden unfreezing the $6 billion for Iran “freed up other money for the regime to fund its attacks in Israel.”

A separate group of Republicans wrote a letter to Biden on Monday calling on him to freeze the money following the deadly terrorist attacks over the weekend.

“Your administration claims these funds are only available for humanitarian use, but money is fungible, and there is significant risk they could be used to further efforts by Iran or Hamas against Israel,” the senators wrote. “Moreover, allowing $6 billion to flow into Iran’s economy, even if the purpose is for humanitarian aid, allows the Iranian regime to reallocate even more funds to supporting terrorism.”

The letter was signed by Republican Sens. Marsha Blackburn (TN), Sens. Thom Tillis (NC), Steve Daines (MT), Rick Scott (FL), Kevin Cramer (ND), Senate Republican Whip John Thune (SD), James Lankford (OK), Mike Lee (UT), John Cornyn (TX), Bill Cassidy (LA), Lindsey Graham (SC), Katie Britt (AL), Tom Cotton (AR), Pete Ricketts (NE), Mike Braun (IN), Markwayne Mullin (OK), Eric Schmitt (MO), Ted Budd (NC), Marco Rubio (FL) and Roger Marshall (KS).

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Several Democrat senators who are vulnerable in their 2024 re-election campaigns have also called on Biden to refreeze the money. These Democrats include Democrat Sens. Joe Manchin (WV), Jon Tester (MT), Jacky Rosen (NV), Bob Casey (PA), Tammy Baldwin (WI), and Sherrod Brown (OH).