Rep. Adriano Espaillat, who railed about ‘defending democracy’ after 2020, faces discipline in his own party for election interference

A House Democrat who ranted about defending democracy on the anniversary of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot is facing a reprimand after allegedly trying to cheat in a party election.

Rep. Adriano Espaillat may be suspended from or even kicked out of the Manhattan Democratic Party Wednesday after an ethics probe found he and three cronies engaged in “misconduct” in a 2023 vote for chairman, the second highest position within the party.