US EditionTrump commutes prison sentence of ex-GOP Rep. George Santos
Trump cited political bias and compared Santos' case to Senator Blumenthal's false military claims in commuting the 7-year fraud sentence.
- On Oct. 17, 2025, President Donald Trump announced he commuted George Santos's seven-year federal prison sentence, and Santos was released immediately from the Federal Correctional Institution in Fairton, New Jersey.
- After his 2023 indictments, George Santos, former U.S. Representative, pleaded guilty to wire fraud and identity theft and received an April sentence to 87 months in Central Islip.
- Federal prosecutors detailed how Santos used campaign donations for luxury expenses, stole elderly donors' identities, and courts ordered restitution of more than $373,000 and forfeiture of $205,002.97.
- The Justice Department emphasized a commutation "does not change the fact of conviction" or remove civil disabilities, while victims including donors and voters remain unpaid.
- Observers noted the commutation follows a string of pardons by Trump, who compared Santos's case to Senator Richard Blumenthal's past misstatements, drawing praise from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene but criticism from New York Republicans.
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