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5 takeaways and questions from Marjorie Taylor Greene's George Santos commutation push The Georgia Republican seeks a sentence reduction, not a pardon, for Santos, who previously represented New York as a Republican in the U.S. House.

Aug. 6, 2025, 11:58 AM EDT

By Jordan Rubin

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s push to commute George Santos’ seven-year fraud sentence is notable both for what it says and what it doesn’t say.

Here are five takeaways and questions from the Georgia Republican’s letter seeking mercy for the former GOP House member, who reported to prison just a couple weeks ago:

This is criminal justice in the Trump era

Presidents have always had the vast power to issue pardons and commute (i.e., reduce) sentences. They have caused occasional controver

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