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Ex-New York Republican representative. george santoswho had his Seven years jail sentence reduced by the President donald trump Last week, he offered an apology to his former constituents.
Santos, 37, was expelled from congress in 2023 lying about your past and was sentenced to 87 months in April Pleaded guilty to wire fraud and identity theft.Pardoned by the President after serving only three months at FCI Fairton in New Jersey.
Trump’s actions also mean he no longer has to pay $373,750 in restitution to his victims.
In a new interview with fox news host sean hannity On Monday night, Santos expressed remorse, especially when the presenter mentioned that the GOP man was his former representative.
“You may not know this, but at one time, you were my former congressman,” Hannity told Santos. “I lived in Oyster Bay.”
“Sean, I’m very aware,” the former congressman replied. “Center Island. That’s where you lived. And thank you for having me here. It’s a pleasure. For a former constituent, so, uh – and again, I apologize to you, Shawn. I apologize to the American people. But most importantly, the constituents, and I know you were one of them. And it’s a pleasure to be with you today.”
“I believe in redemption,” Hannity said. “I believe in repentance. I went to Catholic school for 12 years. The word ‘repent’ means in Latin, to change one’s heart.
“So, I have a question that no one has asked you… You don’t have to return anything. This was over $373,000 in restitution to victims. There was another incident where you repeatedly charged people’s credit card contributions without their authorization. Two donors transferred money to a liability company. These are things you have pleaded guilty to.
“That’s my question. Even though you’re not obligated to pay it back with this commutation, do you think you should?”
Santos replied: “You know, Shawn, I’ve given it a lot of thought. And I’ve talked to my legal team. I think the right thing is to find a way to make this right. Part of really dealing with everything that’s happened in my life is starting over, and starting fresh, if it means we’ll find a way to do it, sure.”
Announcing his decision on Friday, Trump wrote on Truth Social: “George Santos was ‘rogue’ to some extent, but there are many rogues across our country who are not forced to serve seven years in prison.”
The president repeated debunked claims about the Connecticut Democratic senator. Richard Blumenthalmilitary service before adding: “At least Santos always had the courage, conviction and intelligence to vote Republican! Jorge has been in solitary confinement for a long time and, by all accounts, has been terribly mistreated.
“Therefore, I signed a commutation to release George Santos from prison immediately. Good luck George, have a great life!”
An open letter of gratitude to the President was later published in the New York newspaper South Shore PressSantos wrote: “I have faced my share of consequences, and I take full responsibility for my actions.
“But no person, no matter their flaws, deserves to be lost in the system, forgotten and ignored, suffering more punishment than justice demands.”
His attorney, Joseph Murray, urged the media to give Santos space over the weekend, saying he was “decompressing” Which was a “traumatic” experience for him. Still, he was made fun of all around on nbc Saturday night Live shortly afterwards.
Santos has since complained that he was “Degraded and inhumane” The prison warden named two officers he blamed for his treatment in a post about his prison time on X.