Judge orders disclosure of George Santos' bail backers.
TL;DR
A federal judge has announced that she will reveal the identities of the people who backed George Santos' $500,000 bond for pretrial release, but is giving the GOP lawmaker until noon on Friday to appeal her decision. Santos' lawyer had begged the judge not to identify his guarantors, citing potential harm to their jobs and physical safety. Santos was indicted in May on 13 criminal charges, including fraud and money laundering, and has pleaded not guilty.
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