Former Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., walked out of a federal prison in New Jersey late Friday night after President Donald Trump commuted his seven-year sentence, ending his incarceration after fewer than three months served for fraud.
Joseph Murray, one of Santos’ lawyers, told The Associated Press late Friday that the former lawmaker was released from the Federal Correctional Institution in Fairton, New Jersey, around 11 p.m. ET, and was greeted outside the facility by his family.
Trump announced the commutation of Santos’ sentence and ordered his immediate release, telling the disgraced lawmaker to “have a great life.”
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