Teary-Eyed George Santos Pleads With Trump for Pardon, ‘Commutation, Clemency, Whatever’

Former New York Republican Congressman George Santos pleaded with President Donald Trump for a pardon, “commutation, clemency, whatever the president is willing to give me,” on Thursday after being sentenced to 87 months in prison.

During an interview with Santos, who could be seen wiping tears from his eyes, Piers Morgan asked, “The clock is ticking and you’re gonna be in prison in 80-odd days. If Donald Trump is watching this interview, do you want to make a personal plea to him?”

Santos replied:

Previously I was not entertaining a pardon because I didn’t know what my judgement was going to be. Now I am in the process of filling an application for a pardon from the president. I’ll take a commutation, clemency, whatever the president is willing to give me, and you know, I don’t want this to seem like a political pitch, I want it to be a fair pitch, and I think no one better than President Trump to know what a weaponized Justice Department looks like, and you know, this is exactly it. Seven years and three months in prison for a first-time offender over campaign matters just screams over the top and I would appreciate if the president would consider.

Santos also expressed concern over being “brutalized” in prison and revealed he had requested protective custody.

“I’m not asking for special treatment, I’m just asking for protective custody so that I don’t become a statistic,” he told Morgan. “I’m not fearful of dying in there, I’m more fearful of being severely brutalized and harmed, if you get my drift.”

Santos was sentenced to 87 months in prison last month after the former congressman pleaded guilty to wire and identity fraud.

Watch above via Piers Morgan Uncensored.