US President Donald Trump commuted the prison sentence of former Representative George Santos, who was convicted of fraud and identity theft, ordering his immediate release.

What did George Santos do?

Santos, expelled from Congress after a short and controversial term, admitted to exaggerating fundraising totals and fabricating donor identities to gain the Republican Party's financial backing for the 2022 election. Also Read | White House joins Bluesky and immediately trolls Trump opponents

During his campaign, Santos falsely claimed he attended New York University, worked at Goldman Sachs and Citigroup, and that his grandparents had fled the Nazis during World War II.

He was sentenced to 87 months in federal prison in April of this year and began his sentence in July.

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