Former Rep. George Santos (R-NY) is begging President Donald Trump for help after he was sentenced to over seven years in prison.
Santos was recently sentenced after being convicted on 24 charges of fraud and identity theft.
The conviction came after Santos became the sixth-ever lawmaker to be kicked out of the House of Representatives by his colleagues.
According to the New York Post, the disgraced former lawmaker used his time during an interview with Piers Morgan to ask Trump for a pardon or clemency.
Santos even choked up during his request, which was presumably even more of a turn-off for Trump.
The disgraced lawmaker admitted he wasn’t an “altar boy” but insisted that he deserves leniency because he’s not a “hardened criminal.”
Santos held nothing back during his interview with Morgan in asking Trump for assistance.
He’s required to surrender to the feds to begin his prison sentence on July 25.
“I’ll take a commutation, clemency, whatever the president is willing to give me,” Santos said on “Piers Morgan Uncensored.”
He continued by adding that he was “not entertaining a pardon” until recently.
While clearly holding back tears as he looked into the camera, Santos added:
“President Trump, I’d appreciate if you can give me a consideration.”
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George Santos is officially asking President Trump for a pardon.
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The Post recalled his crimes:
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.
The outlet reported:
“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.”
Santos was indicted on the charges back in 2023.
He was ultimately hit with a total of 23 charges.
Still, he remained in his elected office despite widespread calls from the Republican Party to step aside.
The disgraced lawmaker didn’t listen and was ultimately voted out of the lower chamber, making history in the worst and most embarrassing possible way.
Users across social media blasted Santos for having the audacity to ask for help from Trump at this time.
“You do the crime, you do the time!” one X user wrote.
