{"id":2500735,"date":"2025-10-19T14:42:02","date_gmt":"2025-10-19T18:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/santos-grateful-for-trump-commutation-pursues-prison-reform\/"},"modified":"2025-10-19T14:42:56","modified_gmt":"2025-10-19T18:42:56","slug":"santos-grateful-for-trump-commutation-pursues-prison-reform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/santos-grateful-for-trump-commutation-pursues-prison-reform\/","title":{"rendered":"Santos &#8216;grateful&#8217; for Trump commutation, pursues prison reform"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/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%2Fsantos-grateful-for-trump-commutation-pursues-prison-reform%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=2500735&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 New York Republican representative George Santos expressed his gratitude for President Donald Trump&#8217;s commutation of his prison sentence. Santos stated in an interview with CNN that he is humbled and remorseful, and wants to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/daughter-of-resigned-oklahoma-sooners-coach-takes-shot-at-head-coach-brent-venables-the-truth-will-always-come-to-fruition\/\" title=\"Daughter Of Resigned Oklahoma Sooners Coach Takes Shot At Head Coach Brent Venables: \u201cThe Truth Will Always Come To Fruition\u201d\">move forward positively<\/a>. He also expressed a desire to engage in non-partisan prison reform efforts aimed at <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >helping individuals rebuild<\/a> their lives and reducing incarceration rates. Trump commuted Santos&#8217;s seven-year sentence,related to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/banker-who-helped-disbarred-attorney-alex-murdaugh-steal-client-settlements-has-been-convicted-of-bank-fraud\/\" title=\"Banker Who Helped Disbarred Attorney Alex Murdaugh Steal Client Settlements Has Been Convicted Of Bank Fraud\">charges including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/miles-anonymous-taylor-accidentally-exposes-the-fraudulence-of-the-mainstream-media\/\" title=\"Miles &#039;Anonymous&#039; Taylor Accidentally Exposes the Fraudulence of the Mainstream Media\">money laundering<\/a><\/a> and wire fraud,after Santos served less than three months in prison. Santos, who was expelled from the House in 2023, has not ruled out running for congress again, and House Speaker Mike Johnson indicated Santos would be welcomed back if reelected.  <\/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\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Santos says he&rsquo;s &lsquo;very grateful&rsquo; for Trump commutation, wants to pursue prison reform<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2375940\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former New York Republican representative <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/george-santos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">George Santos<\/a> expressed gratitude for President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a>&lsquo;s commutation, noting that he would like to engage in prison reform initiatives.<\/p>\n<p>Santos told<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/cnnsotu\/status\/1979943593436479708?s=46\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> CNN<\/a>&lsquo;s Dana Bash on Sunday, &ldquo;I&rsquo;m very grateful to President Trump, Dana, and I sit here quite literally &mdash; I don&rsquo;t know how much more humbled I can get before people believe I&rsquo;m humble or remorseful, but I can just do the best in my actions moving forward.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3853316\/chicago-new-york-set-up-legal-clash-over-where-ice-can-arrest-illegal-immigrants\/\">Chicago and New York set up legal clash over where ICE can arrest illegal immigrants<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3855792\/jack-smith-former-right-hand-man-comey-defense-team\/\">Jack Smith&#8217;s former right-hand man joins Comey&#8217;s defense team<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3855679\/louisiana-man-arrested-allegedly-participating-hamas-oct-7-terrorist-attack\/\">Louisiana man arrested for allegedly participating in Hamas Oct. 7 terrorist attack<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Santos said that he told Trump that he would &ldquo;love to be involved with prison reform, and not in a partisan way &mdash; in real human ways, in a way that we affect it, that it helps society, it helps these individuals rebuild their lives, and we have a better system with less incarcerated people.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If I can be a part of helping that, I think that would be a great road to follow in the future,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Former Rep. George Santos holds a sign before then-Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a primary election night party in Nashua, New Hampshire, Jan. 23, 2024. (AP Photo\/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, file)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On Friday, Trump commuted Santo&rsquo;s prison sentence after the Republican lawmaker received a seven-year sentence for money laundering and wire fraud, among other charges. Santos served less than three months in prison.<\/p>\n<p>Bash said some have criticized Trump&rsquo;s action to commute Santo&rsquo;s sentence, citing the former congressman as one of his &ldquo;loyal allies.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m pretty confident if President Trump had pardoned Jesus Christ off the cross, he would have had critics,&rdquo; Santos said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In July, Santos was imprisoned in a New Jersey facility after being accused of embezzling contributions from supporters, illegally obtaining unemployment benefits, and falsely reporting his finances in House disclosures. He was expelled from the House after serving less than a year in 2023.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3855728\/trump-commutes-rogue-ex-house-republican-george-santoss-sentence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TRUMP COMMUTES &lsquo;ROGUE&rsquo; EX-HOUSE REPUBLICAN GEORGE SANTO&rsquo;S SENTENCE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Santos is not ruling out a congressional bid in the future. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said that if Santos were reelected, he would welcome him back into the conference.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Well, of course. I mean, that&rsquo;s our system,&rdquo; Johnson told <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/acyn\/status\/1979928641082716224?s=46\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Santos grateful for Trump commutation, aims for prison reform<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3511,"featured_media":2500738,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AP25290799903220.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[33010,5894,41697,52935,65501],"class_list":["post-2500735","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-criminal-justice","tag-politics","tag-prison-reform","tag-santos-2","tag-trump-commutation"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AP25290799903220.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2500735","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3511"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2500735"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2500735\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2500740,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2500735\/revisions\/2500740"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2500738"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2500735"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2500735"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2500735"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}