Former Congressman George Santos “really doesn’t regret it” ahead of the federal crime ruling after making indifferent social media comments about the Department of Justice this month, prosecutors argued Thursday.
The dishonorable judicial gazes in prison for over seven years that allegedly lied to Congress about his wealth, illegally collecting unemployed payments and using campaign funding for luxurious personal purchases such as designer clothing, Botox injections and holidays.
However, Santos seemed happy to see him DOJ before.
Federal prosecutors pointed to the New York Republican calling the federal government a “pedophile cobalt,” claiming the Fed had “struggled” because of him dating back to December 2022, when he hadn’t yet been in office.
“No matter how hard the DOJ comes for me, they’re angry because they never break my spirit,” the 36-year-old Santos tweeted on April 4, according to DOJ filing.
Federal prosecutors said he cried out that he was a victim of the prosecutor in another post, despite tearful complaints of fraud last December, which aggravated identity theft.
“To put it plainly, Santos has no real regret despite accepting responsibility as part of his assignment,” writes a US lawyer for the Eastern District of New York.
Santos attacked DOJ as “lawless” on Thursday evening, claiming that the prosecutor was the organizer from former Attorney General Merrick Garland, who served in the Biden administration.
“The Lawless Merrick Garland Holdover is malicious and gives zero respect to law or court orders!” Tweet, If you add it later, “The initial revision appears to be bothering some people in the government.”
Prosecutors called on Santos to serve in federal lockup for more than seven years, but Santos’ defense team insisted on a two-year term.
Santos, who was expelled from Congress, is scheduled to be declared on Long Island on April 25th.
