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Overview
- President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that he signed a commutation ordering George Santos’s immediate release from federal custody.
- Santos had pleaded guilty to electronic fraud and aggravated identity theft, admitting he stole donor funds, lied to Congress, and collected unemployment benefits fraudulently.
- He served about 84 days of an 87‑month sentence before leaving FCI Fairton in New Jersey on Friday.
- In interviews on CNN and Fox News, Santos thanked Trump, apologized to voters and Republicans, and said he plans to focus on prison reform and is not running for office at the moment.
- Santos criticized Fairton’s director and described time in a special housing unit, while House ethics findings that he misused campaign money for personal expenses remain part of his record.