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former congressman george santos In his first public statement, he said he was “humiliated and dehumanized” by prison wardens. President Donald Trump His punishment was reduced.
The disgraced former New York congressman had just served 84 days When the President announced his seven-year sentence on Friday transformed The 37-year-old man was sentenced in April after pleading guilty to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft related to multiple schemes to defraud donors and steal identities to fund his campaign.
In his first public comments since leaving FCI Fairton, New Jersey, Santos Posted On
Independent Comment has been sought from the jail.
It was not immediately clear what Santos was referring to, but he told CNN state of the Union On Sunday morning he was kept in “separate isolation” after 41 days [absolutely] No valid reason other than a vengeful warden. his lawyer told New York Post saturday that His client was “decompressing” from a “traumatic experience”. behind bars.
Santos, who was Expelled from Congress in 2023Said he plans to focus his attention “on prison reform and accountability, to ensure that those in power maintain the dignity and humanity of each individual in their care.” These efforts, he said, were “inspired by President Trump’s work toward peace in the Middle East.”
He is re-entering the world beyond prison walls as a “new man,” Santos said. He wrote, “I don’t carry shame, I carry purpose. My goal now is to turn my past into something meaningful, to help create a justice system that truly believes in rehabilitation and second chances.”
In a lengthy social media post he thanked his friends, family and the President.
“He spoke to Trump on Saturday,” he said.
The former Republican congressman reflected on that conversation with CNN’s Dana Bash on Sunday morning.
“The president was very gracious, and it was a humbling experience to have the privilege of talking to the sitting president of the United States,” he said, adding, “Where I come from, something like this doesn’t happen…it’s not normal.”
Bash then quipped, “It’s not normal for a president to commute the sentence of someone like you, who has pleaded guilty to crimes you haven’t committed.”
Santos said he learned his sentence was being reduced by watching prison TV.
“I wasn’t even aware of it until I learned it from the mainstream media inside the prison,” he said. He said, when the news came on TV, he was in another room and other prisoners called him to watch it.
“I called my family and they told me it happened. I had no idea. It was a surprise,” he told Bash.
The President announced Friday that he has commuted the former congressman’s sentence. “George Santos was ‘rogue’ to some degree, but there are plenty of rogues across our country who are not forced to spend seven years in prison,” Trump said. wrote Truth on Social.
The court ordered Santos to spend 87 months in prison and pay $370,000 in compensation to the victims. However, according to a copy of the pardon grant, Santos is no longer required to pay any further fines, restitution, probation or other conditions. Posted By US Pardon Attorney Ed Martin.