Trump Announces He’s Commuting George Santos From Prison

President Donald Trump announced Friday that he is commuting former Republican New York Rep. George Santos’ prison sentence.

In April, Santos was sentenced to 87 months after pleading guilty to 23 federal charges related to wire fraud and identity theft. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said that while Santos was “somewhat of a ‘rogue,’” there are “many rogues throughout our Country that aren’t forced to serve seven years in prison.”

“I started to think about George when the subject of Democrat Senator Richard ‘Da Nang Dick’ Blumenthal came up again. As everyone remembers, ‘Da Nang’ stated for almost twenty years that he was a proud Vietnam Veteran, having endured the worst of the War, watching the Wounded and Dead as he raced up the hills and down the valleys, blood streaming from his face. He was ‘a Great Hero,’ he would leak to any and all who would listen — And then it happened! He was a COMPLETE AND TOTAL FRAUD,” Trump wrote.

“This is far worse than what George Santos did, and at least Santos had the Courage, Conviction, and Intelligence to ALWAYS VOTE REPUBLICAN! George has been in solitary confinement for long stretches of time and, by all accounts, has been horribly mistreated. Therefore, I just signed a Commutation, releasing George Santos from prison, IMMEDIATELY. Good luck George, have a great life!” Trump added.

Prior to being expelled from the House by his colleagues in December 2021 over his federal charges, the former Republican lawmaker had served nearly a year in Congress. According to a November 2023 House Ethics Committee report