• _____@lemm.ee
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      22 days ago

      I don’t follow American politics too much but didn’t this guy claim Trump would pardon him? Not that he would, but the belief I think was being held by him that he would.

      • TacticalCheddar@lemm.ee
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        22 days ago

        He said he won’t ask Trump for a pardon since he doesn’t think he’ll be granted one.

        But this is Santos we’re talking about. He’ll definetly try.

  • dhork@lemmy.world
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    22 days ago

    I’m surprised he hasn’t claimed diplomatic immunity, as heir to the Swedish Throne

  • A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world
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    22 days ago

    Haha suck it, rot scum

    One day I hope for a world without prisons but meanwhile, while we’re living in Hell that I have no hand in making, at least one guy deserves to be there.

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    22 days ago

    As his political career nosedived, prosecutors charged Santos with 23 federal counts over several criminal schemes. He took a deal last summer that included pleading guilty to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft.

    As part of his plea deal, Santos admitted to filing false campaign finance reports, charging donors’ credit cards without authorization and fraudulently receiving unemployment benefits, among other things, saying he was taking responsibility for the “lies I have told myself.”

    He also agreed as part of the deal to pay nearly $374,000 in restitution and a forfeiture judgment of roughly $205,000.

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    Oh that must be why they have him in handcuffs at a secure facility. I would gladly take “7 years of George Santos prison time” over this reality.

  • atzanteol@sh.itjust.works
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    “But saying I’m sorry doesn’t require me to sit quietly while these prosecutors try to drop an anvil on my head. True remorse isn’t mute; it is aware of itself, and it speaks up when the penalty scale jumps into the absurd"

    How’s that working out for ya?