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Rhiannon12866

(247,477 posts)
Fri Oct 17, 2025, 07:06 PM Oct 17

BREAKING: Trump commutes former Rep. George Santos' prison sentence - The Weeknight - MSNBC



The former New York congressman had been sentenced to seven years in prison. In a social media post, Trump said his commutation would release Santos from prison "immediately."

George Conway, president of Society for the Rule of Law, and Ezra Levin, co-executive director of Indivisible, join The Weeknight to respond. - Aired on 10/17/2025.

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BREAKING: Trump commutes former Rep. George Santos' prison sentence - The Weeknight - MSNBC (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Oct 17 OP
My guess is he wrote Trump a sweet letter of approval and support. nt ShazamIam Oct 17 #1
Aren't conservative values a hoot? BOSSHOG Oct 17 #2
I still don't understand how a criminal with 34 felonies can serve in any office Rhiannon12866 Oct 17 #3
Trump's America: Lawlessness for Republicans, indictments for Democrats. surfered Oct 17 #4
Exactly. He wants to make it illegal to be a registered Democrat Rhiannon12866 Oct 17 #5
👍 surfered Oct 17 #6
George Santos is not the first corrupt Republican representative Trump pardoned. LetMyPeopleVote Oct 18 #7

BOSSHOG

(44,200 posts)
2. Aren't conservative values a hoot?
Fri Oct 17, 2025, 07:14 PM
Oct 17

A man with 34 felony convictions on his record, an adjudicated rapist, a liar, a cheater a failed businessman can commute the sentence of another person with conservatives values. Praise the lord and screw the soybean farmers.

Rhiannon12866

(247,477 posts)
3. I still don't understand how a criminal with 34 felonies can serve in any office
Fri Oct 17, 2025, 07:18 PM
Oct 17

It's not only a violation of the 14th Amendment, Section Three, but he's shown every single day that he has no intention of following U.S. law!

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