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Trump Frees Santos: Commutation Releases Ex-Rep From Prison

President Trump commuted George Santos’s seven year fraud sentence and ordered his immediate release from federal custody, touching off bipartisan outrage, legal questions over clemency use for political allies, and renewed scrutiny of presidential pardons

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80% - Share of National Nuclear Security Administration staff set to be furloughed during the government shutdown

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"I just signed a Commutation, releasing George Santos from prison, IMMEDIATELY. Good luck George, have a great life!" — President Donald Trump

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