Overview

• President Trump commuted George Santos's 87-month federal sentence, leading to his release after roughly 84 days at FCI Fairton in New Jersey.
• In interviews on CNN and Fox, Santos expressed gratitude to Trump and said he intends to focus on nonpartisan prison reform.
• He accused Fairton's warden, identified as "Director Kelly," of retaliatory placement in segregated housing and described severe isolation in writings from prison, while the Bureau of Prisons offered no immediate response.
• Santos said he is not planning a congressional run at present but did not rule out a future campaign, and he urged clemency for former aide Samuel Miele.
• He previously pleaded guilty to wire fraud and identity theft in the Eastern District of New York, with prosecutors saying he misused donor funds and collected pandemic unemployment, and he was expelled from the House in 2023.