On Friday, President Donald Trump commuted the sentence of former representative George Santos , who had served about three months of a seven-plus-year sentence, after he pleaded guilty to counts of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft last year. Trump claimed Santos had been “horribly mistreated” while incarcerated.

As part of his plea deal, Santos was ordered to pay nearly $374,000 in restitution to his victims, including campaign contributors he stole financial information from and whose donations ultimately went to Santos’s own bank accounts. In an interview with CNN’s Dana Bash on Sunday, Santos signaled that he would only pay back that money if forced.

“If it’s required of me by the law, yes. If it’s not, then no. I will do whatever the law requires me to do,” Santos said.

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