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Protesters gather outside court as George Santos leaves following his sentencing

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Notorious serial liar George Santos — the disgraced former congressman who scammed donors to fund his winning campaign — broke into sobs as he learned his fate Friday in his sprawling federal corruption case.

The wayward, openly-gay ex-Long Island pol, who was exposed for fibbing about much of his life story, was sentenced to seven years and three months behind bars by Central Islip federal court Judge Joanna Seybert.

“Everyone hates George Santos,” his defense attorney, Robert Fantone Jr., said as he asked Seybert for leniency. “Everyone’s got flaws but he’s got more than the rest of us.”

Fantone said his client had already taken such a hit to his reputation that he’d be paying for his whole life.

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