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George Santos speaks out, apologizes after release from prison | LiveNOW from FOX
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6:52Now PlayingIn his first local TV interview since Pres. Donald Trump commuted his sentence, George Santos spoke with FOX 5 NY’s Jodi Goldberg about his time in prison – including being forced into solitary conferment – the lessons he’s learned, the apologies he needed to make and the future for the former Long Island politician.
Santos was released from a New Jersey prison Friday after Trump granted him clemency, freeing him after just 84 days of a more than seven-year term for fraud and identity theft.
The clemency also appeared to absolve him of paying more than $578,000 in restitution and forfeiture.
The New York Republican was sentenced in April after admitting last year to deceiving donors and stealing the identities of 11 people — including his own family members — to make donations to his campaign.
Santos had personally appealed to Trump in an open letter from prison, describing his hardships and pledging devotion to the president’s agenda.
Santos says he’s still "in a state of almost shock" after returning home just days following his release from federal custody.
"Thanks to Trump’s generosity, I can now do something bigger with my life," he told Goldberg.
Goldberg joined LiveNOW's Mike Pache to discuss.
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