CNN’s Honig on George Santos 87 Months Sentence: ‘Very, Very High Sentence, Especially for a First Time Nonviolent Offender’

BASH And Ellie Honig ░░░░░░░░ still with us Boy ░░░░░░░░ I m glad you ░░░░░░░░ here today Seven years ░░░░░░░░ Yeah BASH It s ░░░░░░░░ what the prosecutors wanted ░░░░░░░░ This is the worst ░░░░░░░░ realistic scenario and outcome ░░░░░░░░ George Santos What s ░░░░░░░░ unusual about this situation ░░░░░░░░ is it s unusual ░░░░░░░░ see this big a ░░░░░░░░ between what the defendant ░░░░░░░░ arguing for Here George ░░░░░░░░ could not possibly have ░░░░░░░░ sentenced to less than ░░░░░░░░ months two years So ░░░░░░░░ Santos s lawyers were ░░░░░░░░ for two months but ░░░░░░░░ prosecution was asking for ░░░░░░░░ plus years 87 months ░░░░░░░░ the parties are much ░░░░░░░░ especially in a case ░░░░░░░░ this that was resolved ░░░░░░░░ guilty plea and not ░░░░░░░░ trial And here we ░░░░░░░░ the judge went all ░░░░░░░░ way to the very ░░░░░░░░ of that range gave ░░░░░░░░ government every month the ░░░░░░░░ asked for And based ░░░░░░░░ Brynn s reporting and ░░░░░░░░ on my own experience ░░░░░░░░ federal courts a big ░░░░░░░░ for that is when ░░░░░░░░ defendant has refused to ░░░░░░░░ any remorse refused to ░░░░░░░░ responsibility flouted the court ░░░░░░░░ the public like this ░░░░░░░░ tends to inflame judges ░░░░░░░░ tends to drive up ░░░░░░░░ But you are right ░░░░░░░░ this is a very ░░░░░░░░ high sentence especially for ░░░░░░░░ first time nonviolent offender ░░░░░░░░ George Santos is.”