NEW YORK - President Donald Trump said Friday he had commuted the sentence of disgraced former Rep. George Santos, who is serving more than seven years in federal prison after pleading guilty to fraud and identity theft charges.

What we know:

The New York Republican was sentenced in April after admitting last year to deceiving donors and stealing the identities of 11 people, including his own family members, to make donations to his campaign.

He reported to the Federal Correctional Institution in Fairton, southern New Jersey, on July 25 and is being housed in a minimum-security prison camp with fewer than 50 other inmates.

What they're saying:

"I just signed a commutation, releasing George Santos from prison immediately," Trump posted on his social media platform.

Santos had appea

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