Marjorie Taylor Greene asks Trump to pardon George Santos. Thoughts?

[Cubus]

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene asked President Donald Trump on Monday to grant clemency to former Republican Rep. George Santos, the notorious fabulist who began his seven-year prison sentence last month.

In the letter, she said Santos’ sentence for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft charges “extends far beyond what is warranted. George Santos has taken responsibility. He’s shown remorse. It’s time to correct this injustice,” Greene said on X.

Santos, former Republican representative from New York 3rd congressional district, who pleaded guilty in April and reported to federal prison in New Jersey on July 25, became a household name shortly after he was elected to Congress in 2022, when The New York Times reported several outlandish lies he told about his backstory during his congressional campaign. The details of Santos’ falsehoods, his misuse of campaign funds and falsifying financial records were ultimately compiled in a scathing House Ethics Committee report in 2023, triggering a House vote to expel Santos later that year.

When asked on Friday about possibly pardoning Santos, Trump acknowledged the former New York congressman’s wrongdoing but didn’t rule out granting him clemency.

“Nobody’s talked to me about it,” he said in an interview with Newsmax.

Source: https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/04/mtg-asks-trump-to-pardon-george-santos-00493507

[exitseven]

I never heard of any of this. It sounds pretty far fetched to me. I would be surprised if it was true.

[exitseven]

Thanks for the MHO

[Cubus]

You're welcome

[Hispanic-Cool-Guy]

No. He needs to stay in prison.

[OlderAndWiser]

Whether the facts justify a pardon is irrelevant. A pardon will be viewed as political favoritism.

[dustybiker2]

I'm reaching the point of feeling there is a gas chamber waiting for all of them.

[beefcakebradybatson]

FOR WHAT, MARGIE BABY?