George Santos Goes Off: Trump Loyalty, Prison, PTSD & What’s Next

What really happened inside George Santos’ prison cell, and why does he now say being expelled from Congress was the best thing that ever happened to him? On this unfiltered episode of the Tara Palmeri Show, George Santos sits down for his first long-form interview since President Trump commuted his sentence and he walked out of federal prison after 84 days. He pushes back hard on the “stole from a dying dog” narrative, explains why he believes his prosecution was politically driven, reveals the lingering PTSD from 41 days in solitary, and refuses to pick between Trump and Marjorie Taylor Greene. From Hermès bags to OnlyFans rumors, from FEMA diamonds to Bob Menendez’s gold bars, nothing is off limits as Santos insists most of Congress runs the same playbook, they just never got caught. Which moment from George Santos shocked you the most, and do you believe he’s actually done with politics for good? For more of her reporting, subscribe to her weekly newsletter, "The Red Letter." https://tarapalmeri.substack.com/ https://www.tarapalmeri.com/subscribe Latest from the Red Letter: https://www.tarapalmeri.com/p/power-shifts-everywhere https://www.tarapalmeri.com/p/did-trump-just-slap-his-name-on-obamacare https://www.tarapalmeri.com/p/the-irony-of-the-epstein-files-transparency To support her mission of independent journalism, consider donating to her GoFundMe account: https://gofund.me/0c46f9a5 Tara Palmeri is one of the most feared and fearless reporters covering power and politics. She has 15 years of experience covering national politics and foreign affairs. She was formerly a White House Correspondent for ABC News where she covered the first Trump administration. She was the chief National Correspondent for POLITICO during the Biden administration. She has been a political analyst for CNBC, CBS and CNN. She started her career as a columnist for the Washington Examiner and then went on to report for the New York Post. She was a foreign correspondent for POLITICO Europe, where she covered international affairs, including Brexit. She hosted the Ringer's political podcast "Somebody's Gotta Win" and wrote a column for Puck. Tara also hosted two acclaimed podcasts on Jeffrey Epstein, "Broken: Jeffrey Epstein" and "Power: The Maxwells." Tara currently hosts the Tara Palmeri Show. Follow Tara: https://www.instagram.com/tarapalmeri/ https://x.com/tarapalmeri https://www.tiktok.com/@tarapalmeri For inquiries, email: [e-mail] #GeorgeSantos #Trump #PoliticalScandal #PrisonReform #MarjorieTaylorGreene #Congress #USPolitics #TaraPalmeriShow #TaraPalmeri George Santos Explains Everything: The Lies, the Crimes, the Comeback Chapters: 00:00 Welcome to the Tara Palmeri Show 00:11 George Santos joins the Tara Palmeri Show 01:25 Is George Santos an outlier or symptom of the times 03:10 Clearing the record on the dying dog GoFundMe 04:40 Sephora, La Mer, and OnlyFans campaign expenses 07:20 Prison changed everything for George Santos 10:50 How Trump’s commutation actually happened 14:30 Weight loss, moldy bread, and prison food reality 15:58 41 days in solitary and the PTSD that followed 19:30 Repentant or railroaded by the DOJ 23:10 Holocaust ancestry claim and the media escort scandal 28:20 Hermès bags and paying back donors 32:00 Congress is the real scam, not just George Santos 35:20 George ranks his top five presidents 40:19 Thanks for watching the Tara Palmeri Show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices