Former Republican New York Rep. George Santos received an early Christmas present this week after he found out the remainder of his sentence was commuted by President Donald Trump.
According to the Daily Caller, Trump made the bombshell revelation this week that he commuted Santos' prison sentence. Earlier this year, Santos was sentenced to 87 months in prison "after pleading guilty to 23 federal charges related to wire fraud and identity theft."
Santos has seldom been heard from after he was essentially booted out of Congress, except for making headlines a few weeks after he was thrown out.
Before he was thrown out of Congress by his Republican colleagues, Santos had served nearly a year in Congress.
President Trump had quite a bit to say about the situation in a Truth Social post this week.
"George Santos was somewhat of a 'rogue,' but there are many rogues throughout our Country that aren’t forced to serve seven years in prison. I started to think about George when the subject of Democrat Senator Richard 'Da Nang Dick' Blumenthal came up again. As everyone remembers, 'Da Nang' 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," Trump wrote.
"He was 'a Great Hero,' he would leak to any and all who would listen — And then it happened! 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," Trump continued.
That's when Trump revealed that Santos had been "horribly mistreated" in prison, having served several long stretches in solitary confinement.
"This is far worse than what George Santos did, and at least Santos had the Courage, Conviction, and Intelligence to ALWAYS VOTE REPUBLICAN! George has been in solitary confinement for long stretches of time and, by all accounts, has been horribly mistreated."
"Therefore, I just signed a Commutation, releasing George Santos from prison, IMMEDIATELY. Good luck George, have a great life!"
Users across social media had plenty to say about Trump commuting Santos' remaining prison sentence.
BREAKING: President Trump commutes George Santos’ sentence, sending him home from prison immediately.
“I signed a Commutation, releasing George Santos from prison, IMMEDIATELY. Good luck George, have a great life!” pic.twitter.com/3FxipT10c4
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) October 17, 2025
"Great! It was the right thing to do. Violent criminals are walking around free with no bail and this guy got a very harsh sentence for what he did. He's been mistreated in prison and President Trump did the right thing," one X user wrote.
Another X user wrote, "Another twist in the saga. Let's see how this plays out now."
