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President Donald Trump has commuted the prison sentence of former New York Rep. George Santos

Santos was convicted in 2024 on nearly two dozen charges of fraud and aggravated identity theft

Trump announced the pardon in a post to Truth Social, offering a single line of well-wishes for Santos: “Good luck George, have a great life!”

President Donald Trump has commuted the prison sentence of George Santos, the former New York congressman convicted of multiple fraud charges .

Trump announced that he “just signed a Commutation, releasing George Santos from prison, IMMEDIATELY,” in a post to his account on Truth Social on Oct. 17. The post also included a lengthy missive in which Trump compares Santos to Connecticut Sen. Richard Blumenthal.

“George Santos was somewhat o

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