Episode 5: Santos Released From Prison

Deep Cover

Pushkin Industries

True Crime, History

4.3 • 3.8K Ratings

🗓️ 24 October 2025

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Last week, President Trump commuted George Santos’ prison sentence — a decision that’s prompted both surprise and reflection. Producer Amy Gaines McQuade walks Jake Halpern through the news and checks back in with people who knew Santos to hear their reactions.

For more on Mark’s reporting on George Santos, check out his book: The Fabulist - The Lying, Hustling, Grifting, Stealing and Very American Legend of George Santos.

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0:00.0	This is an I-Heart podcast.
0:05.3	My very last words to her were, I love you.
0:09.1	And not a lot of parents ever get to say that, you know.
0:12.9	In 2010, Aubrey Sacco vanished while hiking in the Himalayas.
0:17.5	Now, after 15 years of searching, her parents share what they've uncovered in a three-episode
0:22.7	special of status untraced.
0:24.9	Dads are supposed to find their daughters when they're in trouble.
0:29.0	Listen for free on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
0:41.6	Okay. get your podcasts. Pushkin.
0:46.4	Hey, it's Jake.
0:48.0	Welcome back to Deep Cover.
0:49.7	I'm in your feed today with an update
0:51.7	about a story that we covered last summer.
0:54.6	You might remember it.
0:56.0	My producer, Amy Gaines McQuaid and I, did a deep dive into the world of George Santos,
1:02.3	the former Republican congressman from New York, who pled guilty to wire fraud and identity theft.
1:09.6	I called up Amy because, well, there's been quite a development in the last week.
1:25.8	Hey, Amy.
1:27.2	So I'll just cut to it. The news we're here to talk about.
1:31.7	On Friday, President Trump commuted George Santos' sentence, sending shockwaves through the political world.
1:40.0	George Santos is the gift that keeps on giving.
1:43.1	I did not think we'd be here so many months after releasing this series talking about this, but here we are.
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