Editor’s Note: Watch CNN Chief Congressional Correspondent Manu Raju’s interview with GOP Rep. George Santos this Sunday at 11 a.m. ET/8 a.m. PT on CNN’s “Inside Politics.”

Indicted Rep. George Santos says he plans to run for his seat in 2024 even if he’s expelled from Congress and insisted that fabricating large parts of his life story would not have any impact on voters next year.

In a wide-ranging interview with CNN’s Manu Raju on Friday, Santos, a New York Republican, argued that his constituents didn’t vote for him based on his biography and said he would “absolutely” run in 2024 if he is expelled – something that could happen as soon as this month if the House Ethics committee recommends the chamber take such a dramatic step.

Santos, who is under investigation by the Ethics Committee, has pleaded not guilty to 23 federal charges, including seven counts of wire fraud, three counts of money laundering, one count of theft of public funds and two counts of making materially false statements to the House of Representatives. A superseding indictment filed last month provided new and damaging details about Santos’ alleged efforts to personally profit through his campaign.

Adding to the congressman’s mounting legal issues, Santos’ former campaign treasurer Nancy Marks pleaded guilty last month to one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States. In court, Marks said she and Santos knowingly filled out federal documents with false claims and information.

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