NEW YORK (AP) — Freed from the prison where he had been serving time for ripping off his campaign donors, former U.S. Rep. George Santos says he’s humbled by his experience behind bars but unconcerned about the “pearl clutching” of critics upset that President Donald Trump granted him clemency .

“I’m pretty confident if President Trump had pardoned Jesus Christ off the cross, he would have had critics," Santos said Sunday in an interview on CNN.

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