President Donald Trump said Friday that he has the power to pardon disgraced former New York Republican U.S. Rep. George Santos, but emphasized that no one has requested it. Keep up with the latest in LGBTQ + news and politics. Sign up for The Advocate's email newsletter.

Santos began his sentence last month after pleading guilty to charges of money laundering and wire fraud, among other things, as part of a plea deal in April.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) is urging the Trump administration to commute the sentence of former Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.), who was sentenced to seven years in prison earlier this year to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft.