George Santos mocked as he says he's afraid of going to prison and would 'happily' accept a plea deal

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK: Ousted Congressman George Santos may make more money from his Cameo in a week than a year of income from Congress, but he is reportedly scared of prison time.

Santos opened up about his fear of going to jail in his first interview with CBS New York's Marcia Kramer since his expulsion from the House of Representatives on December 1 over alleged fraud and campaign finance violations.

In the Sunday, December 10 interview, the host asked the former lawmaker, "Are you afraid of going to jail?"

Santos replied, "I think everybody should be afraid of going to jail. It's not a pretty place. I definitely want to work very hard to avoid that as much as possible."

George Santos ready to accept a plea deal to prevent jail time

According to the US Attorney's Office website, Santos is facing 23 criminal charges in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, which include conspiracy, wire and credit card fraud, and identity theft.

To Kramer's question of what Santos can offer the feds to prevent a jail sentence, Santos initially answered that he has "no idea."

"I have no idea what I can do," repeated Santos, adding he would "negotiate the best" he could. Despite not pleading guilty in the federal court, Santos said he is willing to do community service if the feds offer it instead of jail time, asserting, "If that's what they're offering, I would do it happily."

Internet trolls George Santos over his interview with CBS New York's Marcia Kramer 

Soon after Santos' interview with CBS' Kramer came to light, netizens started mocking the ousted lawmaker for talking about his fear of jail and his willingness to do community service to skip imprisonment. Many also asked whether he admitted his crimes by revealing his readiness to accept a plea deal.

One said, "Too little too late George. Can’t lie your way out of this one," while another noted, "LOL I thought he said repeatedly that he's innocent of any crimes but now he's begging for a plea deal."

"Good luck with that, George. Not what happens when you have a large slew of felony charges," remarked a user and someone else added, "Since he admitted guilt, the sentence will likely be more than he wants and less than everyone else wants."

A person noted, "Don't do the crime if you don't want to do the time," with one more saying, "So now he’s admitting he’s guilty…after all that nonsense."

Many also shared memes mocking Santos and his embarrassing situation. 

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