Members of New York’s Republican congressional delegation broke with Donald Trump this weekend, criticizing his decision to commute George Santos’ prison sentence after just three months behind bars.

The president announced on Truth Social Friday that he’d be setting the former congressmember free after serving only 12 weeks of a 7-year sentence in federal prison for fraud and theft.

While it’s rare for any Republican to criticize the president, resentment against Santos runs deep in the New York delegation where his resignation and scandal cost Republicans a seat in Congress last year.

Rep. Nick LaLota, who represents Suffolk County, posted on X that Santos “didn’t merely lie — he stole millions, defrauded an election, and his crimes (for which he pled guilty) warrant more than a thr

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