WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Friday commuted the sentence of former Long Island Rep. George Santos, a Republican ousted from office and sentenced to 7 years in prison for fraud and identity theft earlier this year.

Trump announced the commutation on his social media platform Truth Social, calling the former lawmaker who lied about his credentials and used campaign donations to pay for lavish expenses “somewhat of a ‘rogue.’”

The president said “at least Santos had the Courage, Conviction, and Intelligence to ALWAYS VOTE REPUBLICAN! George has been in solitary confinement for long stretches of time and, by all accounts, has been horribly mistreated. Therefore, I just signed a Commutation, releasing George Santos from prison, IMMEDIATELY. Good luck George, have a great life!”

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