Trump commutes prison sentence of ex-GOP Rep. George Santos

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Posted on AllSides October 18, 2025

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President Donald Trump on Friday evening said he has commuted the prison sentence of George Santos, releasing the disgraced former Republican congressman immediately. Santos “was somewhat of a ‘rogue,’ but there are many rogues throughout our Country that aren’t forced to serve seven years in prison,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post.

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