Former Rep. George Santos (R-NY) has asked that President Donald Trump give him a chance to prove that he is “more than the mistakes” he has made after the former lawmaker was sentenced to 7 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. Santos said that he would like a pardon for the “over the top politically influenced sentence.”
On Friday, Santos wrote on X, “This is the hardest statement I have ever written. I write this humbled, chastened, and fully accountable for choices that shattered the faith so many placed in me. I betrayed the confidence entrusted to me by many. For that, I offer my deepest apology. When I pled guilty, I did so without reservation. I said then, and I repeat now, that my conduct betrayed my supporters and diminished the institution I was privileged to serve. Those words have weighed on me every day since.”
