India, Oct. 18 -- President Donald Trump on Friday said that he has commuted the sentence of former US Rep George Santos, who is serving more than seven years in federal prison after pleading guilty to fraud and identity theft charges. The 37-year-old was sentenced in April after admitting last year to deceiving donors and stealing the identities of 11 people, including his own family members, to make donations to his campaign.

He reported to the Federal Correctional Institution in Fairton, in southern New Jersey, on July 25 and is being housed in a minimum security prison camp with fewer than 50 other inmates.

"I just signed a Commutation, releasing George Santos from prison, IMMEDIATELY," Trump posted on Truth Social. "George has been...