{"id":60364,"date":"2025-10-17T18:34:26","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T22:34:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/?p=60364"},"modified":"2025-10-17T18:34:27","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T22:34:27","slug":"trump-commutes-sentence-of-george-santos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/trump-commutes-sentence-of-george-santos\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump commutes sentence of George Santos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>President Donald Trump has commuted the prison sentence of former New York congressman George Santos, calling him a \u201crogue\u201d who was \u201chorribly mistreated\u201d in prison.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trump announced the decision in a social media <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/115391767709119144\">post<\/a> on Thursday, drawing comparisons to Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal, whom he accused of being a \u201ccomplete and total fraud\u201d for falsely claiming to have served in Vietnam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In his post, Trump said Blumenthal\u2019s misrepresentations were \u201cfar worse than what George Santos did,\u201d while praising Santos for having \u201cthe courage, conviction, and intelligence to always vote Republican.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trump added that Santos &#8220;has been in solitary confinement for long stretches of time and, by all accounts, has been horribly mistreated.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTherefore, I just signed a commutation, releasing George Santos from prison, immediately,\u201d Trump wrote. \u201cGood luck George, have a great life!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Santos, 37, was elected to Congress in 2022 after flipping a Democratic-held seat covering parts of Long Island and Queens. His tenure ended after reports revealed extensive fabrications about his background, leading to multiple investigations and his expulsion from Congress in December 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He pleaded guilty in August 2024 to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft for misusing campaign funds and donors\u2019 credit cards, receiving a seven-year prison sentence in April.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Donald Trump has commuted the prison sentence of former New York congressman George Santos, calling him a \u201crogue\u201d who was \u201chorribly mistreated\u201d in prison. 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