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George Santos tells Tucker Carlson he’s not sure he’ll survive prison

NEW YORK, JUL 11 – George Santos claims House Speaker Mike Johnson urged Donald Trump to block a pardon before Santos begins an 87-month prison term for wire fraud and identity theft.

  • Former New York Congressman George Santos told Tucker Carlson on Friday that he fears he may not survive his upcoming prison sentence.
  • Santos faces an 87-month prison term starting July 25 for pleading guilty to 23 federal charges related to wire fraud and identity theft.
  • He stated he is being placed in a violent prison, fears harm due to his homosexuality, and said he has never fought in his life.
  • Santos said, "I don't know that I survive it," called the sentence possibly a death sentence, and declared, "I'm not suicidal."
  • The situation implies serious risks for Santos in prison and signals tension over his sentence, which legal analysts called extremely severe.
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The former New York congressman sentenced to prison for identity theft and fraud, George Santos, told Tucker Carlson this Friday that he was very afraid of not being able to get out of it alive. “I don’t know if I’m going to survive. I’m being sent to a violent prison. I’m not a street guy, I don’t know how to fight. I don’t know if I’m going to survive this. This could very possibly be my last interview, and I’m not trying to be dramatic. I’m j…

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Real Clear Politics broke the news in Chicago, United States on Friday, July 11, 2025.
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