George Santos in ‘productive’ plea deal talks with the feds, wants to go back to Congress
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Published Dec. 12, 2023, 12:44 p.m. ET
George Santos’ lawyers are having “productive” conversations with the feds over a possible plea deal in his fraud case, they told a judge Tuesday — as the ousted lyin’ Long Island lawmaker said he wants to return to Congress.
The New York Republican was in Central Islip federal court for a hearing in his embezzlement and identity fraud case, sporting his usual suit and sweater uniform paired with black $1,000 Salvatore Ferragamo sneakers, which he told reporters he was wearing “because I hurt my foot.”
But before the court appearance, Santos, 35, told WABC radio’s Frank Morano: “I’m not done with public service. I want to go back to Congress.”
“I’m not saying today. I’m not saying tomorrow,” Santos said on radio show “The Other Side of Midnight” early Tuesday. “I have a lot of things I need to take care of first. I think we all know, but I do have hopes of trying to regain the trust of the American people and going there because I will continue to expose and root out the rot in our federal government.”
In court, Santos’ lawyer Joseph Murray told Judge Joanna Seybert that the Sept. 9, 2024 trial date shouldn’t be moved up, like the feds are pushing for, because the defense team has been struggling to go through the over 1.3 million pages of evidence turned over by prosecutors.
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