President Donald Trump on Friday evening said he has commuted the prison sentence of George Santos , releasing the disgraced former Republican congressman immediately.

Santos "was somewhat of a 'rogue,' but there are many rogues throughout our Country that aren't forced to serve seven years in prison," Trump wrote in a Truth Social post .

Santos was sentenced to 87 months in federal prison this year after pleading guilty to committing wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. He began serving his sentence in late July.

The 37-year-old New York representative served in the House for less than a year before he was expelled from Congress under a cloud of scandal in December 2023.

Even before he was sworn in, Santos admitted lying about key details of his life on the campaign tra

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