Disgraced former congressman George Santos released from prison in New Jersey

<p>Trump commuted Santos’s seven-year sentence for fraud and identity theft after he had served less than three months</p><p>Disgraced former US House member <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/george-santos">George Santos</a> was released from prison in <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/new-jersey">New Jersey</a> late on Friday, hours after the Republican’s seven-year, three-month prison sentence for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft was commuted by <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump">Donald Trump</a>.</p><p>An X statement attributed to Santos’s lawyer, Joseph Murray, called Trump “the greatest president in US history”.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/18/george-santos-released-from-prison-new-jersey">Continue reading...</a>