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George Santos' prison sentence commuted, to be released 'immediately': Trump
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President Santos served less than three months of his seven-year sentence for wire fraud and identity theft before President Trump signed a commutation.
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Trump commutes George Santos’ prison sentence
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George Santos' prison sentence commuted, to be released 'immediately': Trump
President Santos served less than three months of his seven-year sentence for wire fraud and identity theft before President Trump signed a commutation.
During his time in Congress, Santos became a fixture on Capitol Hill, achieving notoriety and a reputation as a serial liar due to his unusual persona.
President Donald Trump released former Representative George Santos from solitary confinement after the New York politician's campaign finance conviction.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Friday he had commuted the sentence of former U.S. Rep. George Santos, who is serving more than seven years in federal prison after pleading guilty to fraud an
The disgraced New York Republican was sentenced to more than seven years in prison after pleading guilty to a litany of federal charges, including wire fraud and identity theft.
President Trump said Friday he granted former Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) a sentence commutation months after the ex-lawmaker reported to prison. “George has been in solitary confinement for long stretches of time and, by all accounts, has been horribly mistreated,” the president wrote in a statemen…
By Samantha Waldenberg, Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump said on social media Friday that he has commuted the sentence of disgraced former Rep. George Santos, who had been serving a seven-year term for the fraud charges that got him ousted from Congress.
President Donald Trump on Friday commuted the more than seven-year prison sentence of former U.S. Rep. George Santos for fraud and identity theft, ordering his immediate release.
President Donald Trump said on social media Friday that he is commuting the sentence of disgraced former Rep. George Santos, who had been serving a seven-year sentence for the fraud charges that got him ousted from Congress.
Santos served less than a year in office after it was revealed he had fabricated much of his life story, which led to investigations into how he had funded his campaign.
President Donald Trump said on social media that he has commuted the sentence of former U.S. Rep. George Santos, who pleaded guilty to fraud and identity theft.
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