"The New York Republican was sentenced in April after admitting last year to deceiving donors and stealing the identities of 11 people - including his own family members - to make donations to his campaign. He reported to Federal Correctional Institution in Fairton, in southern New Jersey, on July 25 and is being housed in a minimum security prison camp with fewer than 50 other inmates. "I just signed a Commutation, releasing George Santos from prison, IMMEDIATELY," Trump posted on his social media platform."
"Santos had appealed to the Trump administration to intercede within hours of receiving his sentence, insisting in social media posts and interviews that it was overly harsh and politically motivated. A prominent former House colleague, US Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, also urged the White House to commute his sentence, saying in a letter sent just days into his prison bid that the punishment was "a grave injustice" and a product of judicial overreach."
George Santos was sentenced in April after admitting to deceiving donors and stealing the identities of 11 people, including family members, to make campaign donations. He reported to the Federal Correctional Institution in Fairton on July 25 and is housed in a minimum security prison camp with fewer than 50 inmates. President Trump signed a commutation releasing Santos from prison immediately. Santos had appealed for intervention, calling the sentence overly harsh and politically motivated. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene called the punishment "a grave injustice." The judge and prosecutors had cited Santos' lack of apparent remorse when seeking a stiffer sentence.
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