{"id":2500308,"date":"2025-10-17T21:41:02","date_gmt":"2025-10-18T01:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-announces-commutation-for-rogue-ex-gop-rep-george-santos\/"},"modified":"2025-10-17T21:42:28","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T01:42:28","slug":"trump-announces-commutation-for-rogue-ex-gop-rep-george-santos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-announces-commutation-for-rogue-ex-gop-rep-george-santos\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Announces Commutation for &#8216;Rogue&#8217; Ex-GOP Rep. George Santos"},"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\">18<\/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%2Ftrump-announces-commutation-for-rogue-ex-gop-rep-george-santos%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=2500308&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 President Donald Trump announced via his <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >social media platform<\/a> the commutation of the prison sentence of former New York Republican Congressman George Santos. Trump referred to Santos as a &#8220;rogue&#8221; lawmaker who had been serving an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/george-santos-faces-7-year-prison-sentence-in-fraud-case\/\" title=\"... faces 7-year ... in fraud case\">87-month prison sentence<\/a> for wire fraud, identity theft, and various deceptions, including lying about his jewish heritage, Wall Street career, and education.trump referenced Connecticut Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal as a point of comparison, criticizing Blumenthal for falsely claiming to be a Vietnam War veteran and labeling him a &#8220;complete and total fraud,&#8221; implying that Santos&#8217;s offenses were less severe in comparison. Santos, once considered a rising Republican star, had been expelled from the house of Representatives after overwhelming evidence of corruption and abuses of power were found against him. Thanks to Trump&#8217;s commutation, Santos is expected to serve only about six months of his original sentence.  <\/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><\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump took to  on Friday to announce a commutation for someone he called a &ldquo;rogue&rdquo; Republican lawmaker.<\/p>\n<p>The president posted on his <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/115391767709119144\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a>  account that he had come to the decision to commute the prison sentence of former Rep. George Santos, a Republican from New York &mdash; and it was somehow inspired by Connecticut Democratic Sen. Richard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/top-democrat-left-appalled-biden-dhs-says-trump-assassination-report-will-shock-public\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blumenthal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;George <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/not-built-george-santos-tells-tucker-carlson-might-not-survive-prison\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Santos<\/a> was somewhat of a &lsquo;rogue,&rsquo; but there are many rogues throughout our Country that aren&rsquo;t forced to serve seven years in prison,&rdquo; Trump posted. &ldquo;I started to think about George when the subject of Democrat Senator Richard &lsquo;Da Nang Dick&rsquo; Blumenthal came up again.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As everyone remembers, &lsquo;Da Nang&rsquo; stated for almost twenty years that he was a proud Vietnam Veteran, having endured the worst of the War, watching the Wounded and Dead as he raced up the hills and down the valleys, blood streaming from his face. He was &lsquo;a Great Hero,&rsquo; he would leak to any and all who would listen &mdash; And then it happened!<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He was a COMPLETE AND TOTAL FRAUD. He never went to Vietnam, he never saw Vietnam, he never experienced the Battles there, or anywhere else. His War Hero status, and even minimal service in our Military, was totally and completely MADE UP.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> console.log(\"A\/B Test Video Player\"); \/\/ Helper function to set a cookie function setVideoCookie(name, value, days) {     var expires=\"\";     if (days) {         var date=new Date();         date.setTime(date.getTime() + (days*24*60*60*1000));         expires=\"; expires=\" + date.toUTCString();     }     document.cookie=name + \"=\" + (value || \"\")  + expires + \"; path=\/\"; }  \/\/ Helper function to get a cookie function getVideoCookie(name) {     var nameEQ=name + \"=\";     var ca=document.cookie.split(';');     for(var i=0; i <ca.length; i++) {         var c=ca[i];         while (c.charAt(0)==' ') c=c.substring(1,c.length);         if (c.indexOf(nameEQ)==0) return c.substring(nameEQ.length,c.length);     }     return null; }  \/\/ Function to determine or retrieve the split test group function assignSplitTestGroup() {     var group=getVideoCookie('splitTestGroup'); 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George has been in solitary confinement for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/on-cicadas-and-what-they-have-to-teach-us\/\" title=\"On Cicadas And What They Have To Teach Us\">long stretches<\/a> of time and, by all accounts, has been horribly mistreated.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Therefore, I just signed a Commutation, releasing George Santos from prison, IMMEDIATELY. Good luck George, have a great life!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/george-santos-expulsion-vote-ethics-investigation-fd0f1524065883c6b2fe3e6f9afd84db\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Associated Press<\/a> noted, Santos used to be a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-red-wave-of-conservative-women-elected-to-congress\/\" title=\"The Red Wave of Conservative Women Elected to Congress\">rising star<\/a> in the Republican Party.<\/p>\n<p>In 2022, the Long Island-based political hopeful was seen as a well-spoken, combative (not a pejorative in politics), and young candidate rising through the Republican ranks.<\/p>\n<p>By the end of 2023, that had all unraveled.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;After eight months of work, Ethics Committee investigators said they had found &lsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-skrmetti-case-justice-thomas-demolishes-the-expert-class\/\" title=\"In Skrmetti Case, Justice Thomas Demolishes The &#039;Expert Class&#039;\">overwhelming evidence&#038;rsquo<\/a>; that Santos had broken the law and exploited his public position for his own profit,&rdquo; the Associated Press reported back in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Santos allegedly stole the identities of various campaign donors before using their credit cards to make tens of thousands of dollars in unauthorized charges.<\/p>\n<p>More so, Santos was accused of lying about his Jewish ancestry, having a successful Wall Street career, and even possessing a college degree.<\/p>\n<p>For his myriad issues, Santos was eventually expelled from the House, to a vote of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/house-republicans-desperately-wanted-expel-george-santos-now-paying-price\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">311-114<\/a> &mdash; including 105 Republicans deciding to oust their colleague.<\/p>\n<p>As the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-edny\/pr\/ex-congressman-george-santos-sentenced-87-months-prison-wire-fraud-and-aggravated\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Justice Department<\/a> laid out, Santos was eventually sentenced to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/disgraced-former-congressman-faces-7-year-prison-sentence-booted-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">87 months<\/a> in prison for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft in April.<\/p>\n<p>Now, however, thanks to Trump&rsquo;s generosity &mdash; and apparently Richard Blumenthal&rsquo;s existence &mdash; it appears Santos will only serve roughly six months of that original 87-month sentence.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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