George Santos
“I just signed a commutation, releasing George Santos from prison, immediately. Good luck George, have a great life,” the president wrote.
Among other things, he said his maternal grandparents had survived the Holocaust.
The Israeli-American has a strong showing in the polls in a congressional special election for the seat formerly held by George Santos.
Mazi Melesa Pilip is a “remarkable candidate,” said Matt Brooks, CEO of the Republican Jewish Coalition, in an endorsement.
Facing a 23-count fraud indictment, Santos became just the sixth member of the House, and the first non-Confederate or convicted felon, expelled from Congress.
“Now Congress is one step closer to holding its most corrupt member accountable,” tweeted Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-N.Y.).
“I will NOT resign!” tweeted the newly elected Republican congressman in response.
“If a crime was committed in this county, we will prosecute it,” said Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly.
Republican George Santos admitted to lying on the campaign trail about his mother being Jewish and his grandparents fleeing the Nazis.
“I am Catholic. Because I learned my maternal family had a Jewish background I said I was ‘Jew-ish,’” says New York’s George Santos.
