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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Andrea Cavallier

Disgraced George Santos ‘decompressing’ from ‘traumatic’ prison time after being released early by Trump

George Santos is “decompressing” from what his lawyer described as a “traumatic experience” behind bars just one day after he was released from prison following President Trump’s decision to commute the disgraced ex-congressman’s sentence.

Santos, 37, served just 84 days of the more than seven-year sentence handed down in April for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft – charges stemming from his elaborate schemes to deceive donors and steal the identities of 11 people, including family members, to fund his campaign.

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