{"id":2459621,"date":"2025-07-12T15:16:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-12T19:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/im-not-built-for-this-george-santos-tells-tucker-carlson-he-might-not-survive-prison\/"},"modified":"2025-07-12T15:17:23","modified_gmt":"2025-07-12T19:17:23","slug":"im-not-built-for-this-george-santos-tells-tucker-carlson-he-might-not-survive-prison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/im-not-built-for-this-george-santos-tells-tucker-carlson-he-might-not-survive-prison\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;I&#8217;m Not Built For This&#8217;: George Santos Tells Tucker Carlson He Might Not &#8216;Survive&#8217; Prison"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fim-not-built-for-this-george-santos-tells-tucker-carlson-he-might-not-survive-prison%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2459621&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former Republican New York Representative George Santos expressed fears for his safety in prison during an interview with Tucker Carlson. Santos was sentenced to 87 months (over seven years) in prison after pleading guilty to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/santos-lays-the-blame-for-his-charges-on-his-former-campaign-treasurer\/\" title=\"... blames ex-treasurer for ....\">23 federal charges related<\/a> to wire fraud and identity theft. Santos, who is gay and admits to being inexperienced with street life or fighting, fears for his survival in a medium-security prison known for violence. He described the sentence as effectively a death sentence given his vulnerability.<\/p>\n<p>Santos served nearly one year in the House of Representatives before being expelled in December 2023 following the charges against him and a House Ethics Committee report that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-ny-governor-andrew-cuomo-receiving-pension-payments-despite-resignation-investigations\/\" title=\"Former NY Governor Andrew Cuomo Receiving Pension Payments Despite Resignation, Investigations\">found substantial evidence<\/a> of multiple ethical violations including filing false campaign reports and misuse of campaign funds. Additionally, investigations revealed discrepancies in his resume, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >including false claims<\/a> of employment at major financial firms and unverified college graduation.<\/p>\n<p>Legal analysts have commented that the sentence is unusually severe for a first-time non-violent offender. Santos&#8217;s concerns highlight his lack of readiness for prison life and the risks faced by LGBTQ inmates.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Former Republican New York Rep. George Santos said he fears for his life in prison during a Friday interview with Daily Caller News Foundation co-founder Tucker Carlson.<\/p>\n<p>Santos was&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2025\/04\/25\/former-rep-george-santos-gets-over-7-year-prison-sentence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">sentenced<\/a> to 87 months in prison in April in connection to 23 federal charges pertaining to wire fraud and identity theft, which he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/archives\/opa\/pr\/former-congressman-george-santos-pleads-guilty-fraud-and-identity-theft\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pleaded<\/a> guilty to in August.<\/p>\n<p>When Carlson asked Santos on &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TuckerCarlson\/status\/1943716925567381579\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Tucker Carlson Show<\/a>&rdquo; how he felt about the lengthy prison sentence, the former congressman said he was afraid due to his lack of street knowledge and his homosexuality.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t know that I survive it. They&rsquo;re putting me in a violent prison. It&rsquo;s a medium facility. I&rsquo;m not a streetwise guy. I don&rsquo;t know how to fight,&rdquo; Santos told Carlson.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m a gay man. Statistics tell you what happens to gay men in prison. I don&rsquo;t know that I survive this. I&rsquo;m being honest. I mean, I can&rsquo;t change that. It&rsquo;s sad. I have a family.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Carlson asked Santos if he was being &ldquo;serious.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m genuinely serious. People think I&rsquo;m exaggerating when I say this,&rdquo; Santos responded.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve never had to fight a day in my life. I grew up in a very sheltered life. Apartment kid in New York City.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This could be very much my last interview. And I&rsquo;m not trying to be over-dramatic here. I&rsquo;m just being honest with you,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I look at this as practically a death sentence to what could occur to me. And we&rsquo;ve seen this. It&rsquo;s not like I&rsquo;m saying something out of the ordinary. I&rsquo;m not built for this.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Santos served in the House of Representatives for nearly one year prior to his House colleagues <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2023\/12\/01\/house-votes-to-expel-george-santos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">expelling<\/a> him in December 2023 over the charges he faced.<\/p>\n<p>A November 2023 House Ethics Committee <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2023\/11\/16\/george-santos-ethics-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">report<\/a> also found that he committed wrongdoing.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;[The committee found] substantial evidence that Representative Santos: knowingly caused his campaign committee to file false or incomplete reports with the Federal Election Commission; used campaign funds for personal purposes; engaged in fraudulent conduct in connection with RedStone Strategies LLC; and engaged in knowing and willful violations of the Ethics in Government Act as it relates to his Financial Disclosure (FD) Statements filed with the House,&rdquo; the report reads.<\/p>\n<p>CNN senior legal analyst Elie Honig <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2025\/04\/25\/cnn-elie-honig-george-santos-sentencing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a> in April that Santos&rsquo; seven-year sentence was &ldquo;very high,&rdquo; particularly &ldquo;for a first-time non-violent offender.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, The New York Times <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/0DS7l\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a> in December 2022 that Santos&rsquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/P4cWG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">resume<\/a> appeared to be phony. In one example, while his resume said he worked for Citigroup and Goldman Sachs, both firms told the NYT they had no documentation of it.<\/p>\n<p>Santos&rsquo; resume also said he graduated from Baruch College in 2010, but officials there similarly told the NYT they did not have documentation to verify the claim.<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/union-membership-plummets-to-record-low\/\" title=\"Union Membership Plummets to Record Low\">legitimate news publisher<\/a> that can provide a large audience. All republished articles must include our logo, our reporter&rsquo;s byline and their DCNF affiliation. 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