‘I Owe You an Apology,’ Newly-Released George Santos Tells Sean Hannity

Former Rep. George Santos (R-NY) appeared on Monday’s edition of Hannity on Fox News, just days after the disgraced former lawmaker was released from federal prison.

Santos, who was serving a seven-year sentence, was released over the weekend after President Donald Trump granted him a commutation. In April, the ex-congressman was sentenced to 87 months in prison after being convicted of wire fraud and identity theft. Santos, who reported to prison in July and ended up serving less than three months, was also ordered to pay $373,750 in restitution to his victims. However, the commutation takes him off the hook for every last dollar.

Sean Hannity began the interview by stating that the two had never spoken before, and that Santos was his former representative.

“You may not know this, but at one point, you were my former congressman,” he said. “I lived in Oyster Bay.”

“Sean, I’m very aware,” Santos replied. “Centre Island. That was where you lived. And thank you for having me. It’s a pleasure. To a former constituent, so, uh– and again, I owe you an apology, Sean. I owe the American people an apology. But most importantly, constituents, and I know you were one of them. And it’s a pleasure to be with you today.”

“I do believe in redemption,” Hannity replied. “I believe in repentance. I went to Catholic school for 12 years. The word for ‘repentance’ means in Latin to change one’s heart. So, I have a question that no one has asked you… You don’t have to pay back anything. It was an amount of restitution for victims of over $373,000. There was another incident where you had repeatedly charged contributions of credit cards without people’s authorization. Two donors transferred money to a liability company. These are things that you pled guilty to. Here’s my question. Even though you’re not compelled with this commutation to pay it back, you think you should?”

“You know, Sean, I’ve put a lot of thought into that,” Santos responded. “And I’ve spoken to my legal team. I think that the right thing to do is to explore a way to make it right. Part of actually squaring away with everything that has happened in my life is to start fresh and starting fresh, if it means we find a way to do it, sure.”

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