美国总统特朗普减轻了前众议员乔治·桑托斯的刑期, Trump commuted former Rep. George Santos’ sentence, leading to his release after Santos pleaded guilty to fraud and identity theft.

总统唐纳德·特朗普(Donald Trump)将前纽约议员乔治·桑托斯(George Santos)的七年徒刑减刑7年,导致他于2025年10月18日立即获释。 President Donald Trump commuted the seven-year prison sentence of former New York Congressman George Santos, leading to his immediate release on October 18, 2025. 桑托斯在短暂和可耻的任期后被逐出国会,对欺诈、盗用身份和谎报其背景表示认罪,包括谎称他参加纽约大学、在主要金融公司工作以及拥有纳粹幸存者祖父母。 Santos, expelled from Congress after a brief and scandalous term, had pleaded guilty to fraud, identity theft, and lying about his background, including false claims of attending NYU, working at major financial firms, and having Nazi-survivor grandparents. 特朗普称桑托斯“受到严重虐待”，并将他描述为“流氓”，称判决过重，并批评了他的监禁条件，包括长期单独监禁。 Trump, citing Santos as "horribly mistreated" and describing him as a "rogue," said the sentence was excessive and criticized the conditions of his incarceration, including prolonged solitary confinement. 减刑并没有抹去桑托斯的定罪或支付578 000美元归还款的义务。 The commutation does not erase Santos’s conviction or his obligation to pay over $578,000 in restitution. 该决定提请全国注意和辩论总统特赦的使用问题,特别是在政治指控的案件中。 The decision has drawn national attention and debate over the use of presidential clemency, particularly in politically charged cases.