George Santos’ ‘Soft on Crime’ Tweet Has Aged Like Milk
“I will ensure that criminals are sent to prison to do their time.”
REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
George Santos once ran a tough-on-crime campaign built on ensuring that “criminals are sent to prison.” But on Wednesday, the Republican congressman turned himself in after being charged in a 13-count indictment of crimes including fraud, money laundering, and lying to Congress. “The Democrats soft-on-crime policies emptied our jails, eliminated cash bail, and essentially given criminals a get-out-of-jail-free card,” Santos tweeted in October, shortly before getting elected to represent New York’s third Congressional district. “As your Congressman, I will ensure that criminals are sent to prison to do their time.” Now, the law-and-order congressman is in federal custody and facing up to 20 years in prison if convicted of all 13 charges.
The Democrats soft-on-crime policies emptied our jails, eliminated cash bail, and essentially given criminals a get-out-of-jail-free card. As your Congressman, I will ensure that criminals are sent to prison to do their time. pic.twitter.com/B8VnPyPrf8
— George Santos (@Santos4Congress) October 28, 2022
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