The former New York congressman had been sentenced to seven years after pleading guilty to fraud and identity theft charges.
President Donald Trump said Friday that he had signed a commutation that would immediately release former Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., from prison.
“George has been in solitary confinement for long stretches of time and, by all accounts, has been horribly mistreated,” Trump posted on Truth Social Friday evening. “Therefore, I just signed a Commutation, releasing George Santos from prison, IMMEDIATELY. Good luck George, have a great life!”
In April, Santos was sentenced to more than seven years in prison.
Last year, he pleaded guilty to charges of committing wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, conduct that prosecutors said was part of a yearslong scheme that preyed upon the campaign finance system and his own political party, donors and family members to line his own pockets.
Santos was released around 11 p.m., his attorney said.
Santos' attorney earlier told NBC News that he was "appreciative" to Trump for "his compassion in seeing the suffering Mr. Santos endured through the prosecution" and commuting his "draconian sentence."
"His husband is picking him up right now, and he is overjoyed and thankful to Mr. Trump for the compassion he exhibited in releasing George and in commuting his sentence,” Santos' attorney added.
A senior White House official said Trump made the decision to help Santos this week. The official added that “many people wrote to him about it.”
“The reach-outs on this that President Trump got were overwhelming," another White House official said. "He heard from so many people, and in recent days he decided it was the right decision. It’s his call, and he made it.”
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., has publicly campaigned for a Santos pardon. In an interview with NBC News this week, she said she had been in contact with the Department of Justice in recent weeks regarding the possibility.
Greene declined to say whether she had spoken directly to Trump about the matter.
Greene argued that Santos' punishment was overly harsh.
“George Santos never raped anybody, never murdered anybody, is not a child sex-trafficker. Why is he in solitary confinement?” she said, adding, “That is an extreme treatment for someone for the crimes that he was convicted of.”
Greene began calling for a pardon after learning Santos had spent more than a month in solitary confinement. She posted on X in September that Santos was told he was being held in solitary “‘for his safety’ due to threats.” Before he went to prison, Santos posted on X himself saying that he “demand[ed] to be kept in solitary confinement for the entire duration” of his prison sentence, adding: “I refuse to lose my dignity in anyway shape or form.”
Ed Martin, the U.S. pardon attorney, said Santos had no "greater friend" that Greene.
Santos reported to prison in July at a federal facility in Fairton, New Jersey.
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President Donald Trump said Friday that he had signed a commutation that would immediately release former Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., from prison.
“George has been in solitary confinement for long stretches of time and, by all accounts, has been horribly mistreated,” Trump posted on Truth Social Friday evening. “Therefore, I just signed a Commutation, releasing George Santos from prison, IMMEDIATELY. Good luck George, have a great life!”
In April, Santos was sentenced to more than seven years in prison.
Last year, he pleaded guilty to charges of committing wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, conduct that prosecutors said was part of a yearslong scheme that preyed upon the campaign finance system and his own political party, donors and family members to line his own pockets.
Santos was released around 11 p.m., his attorney said.
Santos' attorney earlier told NBC News that he was "appreciative" to Trump for "his compassion in seeing the suffering Mr. Santos endured through the prosecution" and commuting his "draconian sentence."
"His husband is picking him up right now, and he is overjoyed and thankful to Mr. Trump for the compassion he exhibited in releasing George and in commuting his sentence,” Santos' attorney added.
A senior White House official said Trump made the decision to help Santos this week. The official added that “many people wrote to him about it.”
“The reach-outs on this that President Trump got were overwhelming," another White House official said. "He heard from so many people, and in recent days he decided it was the right decision. It’s his call, and he made it.”
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., has publicly campaigned for a Santos pardon. In an interview with NBC News this week, she said she had been in contact with the Department of Justice in recent weeks regarding the possibility.
Greene declined to say whether she had spoken directly to Trump about the matter.
Greene argued that Santos' punishment was overly harsh.
“George Santos never raped anybody, never murdered anybody, is not a child sex-trafficker. Why is he in solitary confinement?” she said, adding, “That is an extreme treatment for someone for the crimes that he was convicted of.”
Greene began calling for a pardon after learning Santos had spent more than a month in solitary confinement. She posted on X in September that Santos was told he was being held in solitary “‘for his safety’ due to threats.” Before he went to prison, Santos posted on X himself saying that he “demand[ed] to be kept in solitary confinement for the entire duration” of his prison sentence, adding: “I refuse to lose my dignity in anyway shape or form.”
Ed Martin, the U.S. pardon attorney, said Santos had no "greater friend" that Greene.
Santos reported to prison in July at a federal facility in Fairton, New Jersey.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-...rcna238293
Of course he did there's really no surprise there!
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