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The Guardian - US
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Olivia Empson

George Santos says prison sentence was ‘disproportionate’ but ‘large slice of humble pie’

George Santos in April 25, 2025.
George Santos on 25 April 2025. Photograph: Shannon Stapleton/Reuters

The disgraced former US congressman George Santos said on Sunday that his prison sentence had been “disproportionate”, but that he had been served “a very large slice of humble pie”, while lashing out at his critics in his first interview since Donald Trump commuted his sentence.

Speaking to Dana Bash on CNN’s State of the Union, Santos said he was “all politicked out”, and called for his former campaign staffer, Sam Miele, to also receive a commutation.

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