Disgraced ex-Long Island Rep. George Santos released from NJ prison hours after Trump commuted 7-year sentence
Disgraced former Rep.George Santos (R-NY) walked out of prison a free man Friday hours after President Trump commuted his 87-month prison sentence for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft.Santos, 37, had served less than three months – a grand total of 84 days – of the sentence handed down by a federal judge in April when he was released from FCI Fairton, a medium security prison in Fairfield Township, NJ, at around 11 p.m., his lawyer Joseph Murray told The Post.“God bless President Donald J Trump the greatest President in U.S.
history!” Murray wrote in a note posted on Santos’ X account late Friday night. Santos, usually not one to shy away from the cameras, left the prison undetected.A vehicle with New York license plates was seen entering the facility shortly after 10:30 p.m.and sped out soon after, though it’s unclear that was the car that carried Santos to freedom.The serial liar had initially faced 20 years behind bars, but he copped a plea deal just weeks before he was set to go on trial on nearly two dozen charges related to an alleged scheme to inflate his campaign contributions.Santos had begged Trump to get him out of prison in an open letter, published Monday in the South Shore Press.The ex-lawmaker described the conditions inside the penitentiary as “unlike anything most Americans could ever comprehend,” in his missive to Trump.“Today, I am asking you respectfully, earnestly, and directly for your understanding and compassion,” Santos wrote, describing himself as a “lifelong Republican and a proud believer in your America First vision” who “never wavered” when it came to supporting the president.Santos went on to explain that since Aug.
28 he’s been living in “complete isolation inside the Special Housing Unit” of the prison, because of a death threat being investigated by the FBI.“Life in SHU is unlike anything most Americans could ever comprehend,” he wrote.“I am locked inside a small steel...