The disgraced former congressman was sentenced to prison, years after his credentials and career began to unravel. Then President Trump commuted his sentence.

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After his lies and expulsion from Congress, and before his sentencing in February, George Santos chases the limelight with a party and a podcast.

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George Santos’s lawyer said the disgraced former congressman was freed from a New Jersey prison around 10 p.m. on Friday. He served less than three months on his fraud conviction.

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