"When he announced your commutation, President Trump praised you for having, the courage, conviction, and intelligence to always vote Republican,' Bash said. There are a lot of people who are really unhappy about your commutation because they see it as President Trump giving favorable treatment to you because you're a loyal ally of his. Santos was visibly irritated by the question."
"So pardon me if I'm not paying too much attention to the pearl-clutching of the outrage of my critics and of the people, predominantly on the left, who are going to go out there and try to make a big deal out of something like this. It is known that presidents have the power of the pardon and the clemency which are plenary, and they're extended at their will."
Former congressman George Santos was released from prison after President Donald Trump commuted his sentence. Santos said he had no expectations and learned of the commutation from a prison television chyron. On CNN's State of the Union host Dana Bash questioned whether the clemency represented preferential treatment because Santos had been a loyal Republican ally. Santos reacted with visible irritation and compared criticism to President Biden's pardons of family members, arguing presidents possess plenary pardon and clemency powers exercised at their will. Santos dismissed left-leaning critics' outrage and said he would not focus on their objections.
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