George Santos to Newsmax: Grateful to Trump for Release

Former Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., expressed deep gratitude Monday on Newsmax to President Donald Trump for commuting his federal prison sentence and criticized what he described as unfair media coverage of the president.

Santos served nearly three months of an 87-month prison sentence after his conviction on federal charges of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft in a scheme involving donor funds. He walked out of the Federal Correctional Institution in Fairton, New Jersey, on Friday night.

On “Greg Kelly Reports,” Santos said that it has been “surreal” since his sentence was commuted Friday and that he spoke with Trump on Saturday.

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