The Georgia Republican seeks a sentence reduction, not a pardon, for Santos, who previously represented New York as a Republican in the U.S. House.

It might be hard to find someone to have your back in politics if you get caught lying about your life story, become one of a handful of people ever expelled from Congress and then are thrown into federal prison.

Former New York Republican congressman George Santos began a seven-year federal sentence for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft on July 25.