Lyin ex-Rep. George Santos reveals if hes scared of prison, explains why he lashed out at prosecutors ahead of sentencing
Lying former Rep.George Santos lashed out at prosecutors online because he was in “distress” over their request for a lengthy prison term — and not because he’s unremorseful for his crimes, his lawyers argued.Santos — who is slated to be sentenced on Friday in the sprawling fraud case — recently told NY1 he hoped he would be kept in protective custody in prison “because I do fear for my safety.”Long Island federal prosecutors want the disgraced ex-lawmaker locked up for more than seven years.
The US Attorney’s Office in Central Islip last week notified the judge about a series of unhinged posts Santos, 36, made on X, which they argued showed he was “not genuinely remorseful” after he pleaded guilty last summer.“No matter how hard the DOJ comes for me, they are mad because they will NEVER break my spirit,” he wrote in an April 4 post, prosecutors told Judge Joanna Seybert.In a post the next day, Santos wrote: “The DOJ has had a hard on for me since December of 2022.”“The DOJ gets to step on my neck in T-20 days!” he wrote in another one later on April 5.On April 7, he posted a photo of himself saying: “Scapegoat!”The posts showed Santos wasn’t sorry for the crimes he admitted to committing and displayed his “belligerence and an insatiable appetite for ‘likes,'” the feds wrote in court papers filed Thursday.Santos’ lawyers fired back in a Tuesday filing, insisting their client is remorseful, he was just lashing out over prosecutors asking the judge to sentence him to such a steep prison term.“His recent online statements, while reflecting his distress regarding the potential length of his sentence, do not undermine his acceptance of responsibility for his crimes,” the defense team argued.The ex-pol has asked the judge for leniency and that he receive the mandatory minimum he faces of two years imprisonment.But federal sentencing guideline — meant to help judges determine fair penalties — are set at between six y...