Trump frees George Santos from jail after disgraced GOP rep. swindled thousands from disabled Navy veteran

President Donald Trump commuted George Santos’ prison sentence, immediately releasing the disgraced former Republican congressman.

Trump’s eye-catching move comes nearly three months after Santos, a serial storyteller and onetime drag queen, reported to a federal prison in New Jersey in July to be sentenced to seven years in prison.

“George Santos was something of a ‘thug,’ but there are plenty of thugs in our country who didn’t get seven years in prison,” Trump wrote in a lengthy Truth Social post.

‘George has been held in solitary confinement for a long time and is said to have been appallingly mistreated. That’s why I signed a commutation IMMEDIATELY releasing George Santos from prison. Good luck George, have a wonderful life!’ continued the president.

Santos confessed his crime to federal wire fraud and aggravated identity theft charges for deceiving donors and stealing people’s identities to finance his congressional campaign.

Despite his crimes and lies, Santos had supporters.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene officially came to his aid this summer, arguing that his lengthy term amounted to a “serious injustice.”

The plea, sent to the Justice Department’s pardon attorney, came less than two weeks after Santos’ sentence began.

George Santos boasted about performing as a transvestite in Rio de Janeiro, although he later claimed he had never done such a thing.

Trump made the announcement about Santos’ reshuffle on Friday evening

“His crimes warrant punishment, while many of the colleagues I served with committed far worse crimes than Mr. Santos but faced no criminal charges,” Greene, a Republican from Georgia, wrote without elaborating.

‘I believe strongly in accountability for a person’s actions, but I believe the sentence imposed on Mr Santos is extreme abuse by the judicial system.’

Last month, Greene once again tweeted at length about why Santos should be released.

‘Former Congressman George Santos has been held in solitary confinement at FCI Fairton NJ for approximately 30 days. They say “for their safety” because of the threats. “I was told he was in his cell 24 hours a day and was only allowed to shower 3 times a week,” Greene began.

‘It doesn’t get sunlight. He is only allowed to buy stamps from the pharmacy and drinks water from the sink… This is pure torture. I sent a letter asking for a commutation of his sentence, 87 months is a very long time for the crimes he was convicted of….George must be pardoned!!!’

Santos was once heralded in the Republican Party for winning the constantly contested New York congressional seat that covers Queens and parts of Long Island. But it later turned out that he had made up most of his life story.

Among the false claims was that his mother died in the September 11 attacks. When asked about his claims that his grandparents had fled the Holocaust, he also had to clarify that he was a ‘Jew’ and not a Jew.

He survived two expulsion attempts before a scathing House ethics committee report in late 2023 led to his expulsion from Congress, making him only the sixth member in the chamber’s history to be ousted by his colleagues.

The former New York Republican was sentenced to 87 months in prison for felony identity theft and wire fraud committed during his brief tenure on Capitol Hill.

The story-telling liar made up a host of twisted stories about working on Wall Street, being a college volleyball star, and being the heir to a real estate empire.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene officially came to Santos this summer and argued that his lengthy term represents a ‘serious injustice’

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene officially came to his aid this summer, arguing that his lengthy term amounted to a “serious injustice.”

Santos appears to have appeared in federal court in Central Islip, New York, for sentencing in April.

Trump made the announcement just after 6 p.m. Friday evening.

Santos, 37, took office in January 2023, becoming the first Republican to announce that he is gay. He was expelled from school in the same year when his network of lies began to emerge.

At one point he falsely claimed that his mother died in the September 11 attacks. On another occasion, when pressed about a claim that his grandparents had fled the Holocaust, he had to explain that he was not a Jew but a ‘Jew’.

The lies made him a political pariah before he even reached Washington.

Once there, he survived two deportation attempts before a scathing House ethics committee report in late 2023 sealed his fate.

He was expelled from Congress following a vote that year, becoming the sixth member in the chamber’s history to be removed by his colleagues.

Prosecutors present evidence of Santos’ spending Botox-related political donations, designer clothes, casino vacations and Only Fans wages.

He was also ordered to pay at least $373,749.97 in restitution and a fine of more than $200,000, according to his plea agreement last year.

Since his sentencing, Santos has been vying to get Trump to commute his sentence; as evidenced by lengthy posts on social media claiming he was the victim of an unfair legal investigation.

‘What a journey it has been, from the halls of Congress to the chaos of cable news,’ he wrote before going to prison. ‘I may be leaving the stage (for now), but believe me, legends never truly disappear.’

Federal prosecutors accused Santos of defrauding his own political supporters the year he took office.

Santos pathologically lied about his life while running for Congress in 2022. These tales did not come to light until after the election, and he was subsequently expelled from Congress.

Santos was sentenced to seven years in prison for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft and was serving time at the Federal Correctional Institution Fairton in New Jersey (pictured)

Prosecutors alleged that he took the donations and transferred them to his own bank accounts, then used the money for a range of personal expenses.

Santos also allegedly fraudulently applied for COVID pandemic benefits even though he didn’t qualify, the feds said.

Prosecutors also alleged that the former lawmaker lied on campaign paperwork to qualify for funding from the Republican Party. He was also accused of using his donor’s payment information to contribute to his campaign on their behalf.

In handing down the sentence, the judge noted Santos’ lack of remorse for his actions and crimes.

‘Where is your regret? U.S. District Court Judge Joanna Seybert asked Santos during sentencing Friday. ‘Where will I see it?’

‘It’s always someone else’s fault,’ the judge told the disgraced MP.

Santos cried as he told the court he felt ‘humbled’ and realized he had betrayed the trust of his constituents.

‘I offer my deepest apologies,’ he said, adding: ‘I can’t rewrite the past, but I can control the path ahead.’