Weepy fraudster George Santos begs Trump for pardon: ‘I’m not a hardened criminal’
By Josh Christenson
Published May 9, 2025, 9:41 a.m. ET
George Santos grew weepy Thursday night while pleading for President Trump to pardon him from a seven-year prison sentence for defrauding campaign donors — with the lying ex-congressman acknowledging he is “not an altar boy.”
“I’ll take a commutation, clemency, whatever the president is willing to give me,” Santos said on “Piers Morgan Uncensored,” while adding he was “not entertaining a pardon” until recently.
“President Trump, I’d appreciate if you can give me a consideration,” the former Long Island pol said, choking back tears.
“I’m not an altar boy — but I’m not a hardened criminal.”
Last month, Central Islip federal Judge Joanna Seybert sentenced Santos, 36, to seven years and three months behind bars and ordered him to pay $373,000 after he pleaded guilty in August to charges of wire fraud and identity theft.
While running for Congress in 2022, the Republican candidate had defrauded dozens of donors — including some family members and friends — and later filed false campaign finance reports to juice his contribution figures.
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