George Santos is being released from prison, less than three months after beginning his 87-month sentence.
The 37-year-old disgraced former New York congressman plead guilty last year to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. He began his prison sentence on July 25.
NBC News reports that Santos was involved in a “yearslong scheme that preyed upon the campaign finance system and his own political party, donors and family members to line his own pockets.”
Now, Santos is getting out of prison seven years early after his sentence was commuted by President Donald Trump.
Keep reading to check out Trump’s statement…
“George Santos was somewhat of a ‘rogue,’ but 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. He never went to Vietnam, he never saw Vietnam, he never experienced the Battles there, or anywhere else. His War Hero status, and even minimal service in our Military, was totally and completely MADE UP,” Trump claimed on his Truth Social page.
Trump added, “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!”
Santos‘ attorney mentioned the disgraced politician’s husband in a statement.
“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 said.
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