Trump commutes sentence of former US Rep. George Santos in federal fraud case
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President Donald Trump has commuted the sentence of former U.S. Rep. George Santos, who was slated to serve more than seven years in federal prison after pleading guilty to fraud and identity theft charges.

President Donald Trump said Friday he had commuted the sentence of former U.S. Rep. George Santos, who is serving more than seven years in federal prison after pleading guilty to fraud and identity theft charges

  • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
    431·
    21 hours ago

    He wasn’t even Jewish. Santos insisted he meant he was “Jew-ish” because his mother’s family had a Jewish background, even though he was raised Catholic.

    Straight outta a Mel Brooks movie…

    • halcyoncmdr@lemmy.worldEnglish
      101·
      18 hours ago

      To be fair, it is both a religious and ethnic term. There are a lot of Jewish people that do not practice Judaism. And they follow a matrilineal lineage, regardless of their religious beliefs.

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matrilineality_in_Judaism

      So it is actually a legitimate defense, even though we know it’s a crock of shit to try and cover being caught with all of his lies. Especially because he’s not using the actual ethnic vs religion distinction, but instead trying to claim a play on words.