Marjorie Taylor Greene calls President Trump to commute the prison sentence of George Santos

Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-GA., Urge that President Donald Trump commits the former seven-year representative of former representative George Santos, calling for punishment “a serious injustice” and “excessive abusive by the judicial system”.

The former member of the New York Congress was sentenced to 87 months, or just over seven years, After pleading guilty In 2024 to wire the fraud and aggravated identity theft. Santos began in prison on July 25 to start serving his sentence.

Santos was assessed the maximum sentence in April by the American district judge Joanna Seybert. He was also ordered to pay nearly $ 374,000 on return and broke over $ 205,000 in fraud product.

Santos’ plea of guilt has followed an investigation into fraud to finance the campaign, the flight theft of donors and the false complaints of unemployment in the era of the confession.

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Greene said on Monday, Greene said in an article on X that she had sent a letter to the law of the lawyer to exhorting Trump to track Santos’ sentence.

“A sentence of 7 years in prison for accusations related to the campaign is excessive, especially when members of the Congress who have done much worse still walking,” she wrote in the post. “George Santos has taken responsibility. He showed remorse. It is time to correct this injustice. We must demand equal justice under the law!”

Greene sent her letter to the Honorable Edward R. Martin Jr., a lawyer for the US Ministry of Justice (DoJ), and she recognized the gravity of the actions of her former colleague.

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Former American representative George Santos arrives in justice in the center of Islip, NY, August 19, 2024. (Photo Stefan Jeremiah / AP)

“As a member of the Congress, I worked with Mr. Santos on many questions and I can attest to his will and his dedication to serve the inhabitants of New York who elected him to the post,” she wrote. “He is sincerely full of remorse and has accepted the full responsibility of his actions. In addition, my office spoke with a pastor of his who discussed the regret and remorse of Mr. Santos, suitable that the sentence imposed is a serious injustice.

“While his crimes justify a punishment, many of my colleagues with whom I serve have committed very worse offenses than Mr. Santos, but have made no criminal accusation,” Greene continued. “I firmly believe in the responsibility of his actions, but I think that the condemnation of Mr. Santos is an excessive excess of the judicial system.”

The prosecutors explained how Santos and his campaign treasurer, Nancy Marks, ramp -up donor reports to qualify for the financing of the national republican party. They made contributions from Santos’ family and falsely declared a loan of $ 500,000 from Santos, although it has less than $ 8,000 in its accounts.

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The representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, RS.C., urges President Donald Trump to commute the sentence of seven years of former representative George Santos, who was convicted of fraud by wire and identity theft. (Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images)

He also stolen information on credit cards to donors, including “the victims he knew that the elderly suffered from cognitive disorders or decline” and made unauthorized accusations to finance both the campaign and personal expenses, according to the DoJ. Santos also used a false political fundraising business to request tens of thousands of dollars, which he spent in “creative clothing”.

During the pandemic, Santos fraudulently demanded more than $ 24,000 in unemployment benefits when he was employed in an investment company. He also submitted false financial disclosure to the Congress to the House.

Santos was elected in 2022 after overthrowing the 3rd district of New York for the GOP. Its curriculum vitae has been easily demystified. He falsely claimed university degrees, Wall Street jobs and family ties with the Holocaust and September 11.

He was expelled from Congress in December 2023 after a scathing ethics report, just becoming the sixth member never moved from the popular house.

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Santos remained publicly active after his conviction, selling video messages on Cameo and performing publications on social networks.

Except by scolding, Santos should remain incarcerated until the beginning of 2032. He would have called on President Donald Trump for Clemence.

Greene and the White House did not immediately respond to the request for comments from Fox News Digital.

Jasmine Baehr of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.