"Several months after being sentenced to seven years in prison for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, George Santos is a free man thanks to Donald Trump. The disgraced politician and former US Representative was given something of a lifeline by Trump earlier this week, when the US president (never gets old saying that, huh?) announced that he'd "just signed a Commutation, releasing George Santos from prison, IMMEDIATELY.""
""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," George later fired off in the interview, before defending Trump for issuing the commutation."
George Santos was sentenced to seven years in prison for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. President Donald Trump signed a commutation that released Santos from prison immediately. Santos is a disgraced former US Representative who received the commutation months after sentencing. Santos appeared on CNN's State of the Union shortly after his release and defended the commutation. He dismissed criticism as pearl-clutching and suggested opponents, predominantly on the left, would overstate the issue. Santos defended Trump for issuing the commutation. Individuals awaiting repayment from Santos should not expect restitution.
Read at BuzzFeed
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]