George Santos vows redemption
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Some constituents are outraged about the clemency order that freed disgraced former Rep. George Santos Friday.
N.Y., said in a Sunday interview on CNN that he would only pay back approximately $374,000 in restitution if it is "required of me by the law."
Disgraced former Rep. George Santos, fresh off his release from prison after President Donald Trump commuted his sentence on Friday night, dismissed his critics, telling CNN he’s focused on the future after eating a “very large slice of humble pie” during his time behind bars.
President Trump said Friday he commuted former New York Republican Congressman George Santos' prison sentence for fraud. In a post on Truth Social, the president said Santos has been "horribly mistreated" in prison and will be released immediately.
Freed from the prison where he had been serving time for ripping off his campaign donors, former U.S. Rep. George Santos says he’s humbled by his experience behind bars.
George Santos, the disgraced former Republican congressman, was freed from prison on Friday after President Trump commuted his sentence. On Long Island, in his former district, some people called the decision an outrage.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) this weekend confessed that he’d welcome former Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) back to Congress with open arms if he ran for a seat again and won.
George Santos spoke with FOX 5 NY’s Jodi Goldberg about his time in prison – including being forced into solitary conferment – the lessons he’s learned, the apologies he needed to make and the future for the former Long Island politician.
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