Haha.
The New York Republican's lawyer had told the judge overseeing the case that the co-signers would be “likely to suffer great distress, may lose their jobs, and God forbid, may suffer physical injury” if their names were released.
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The judge overseeing the case against indicted
Rep. George Santos agreed Tuesday to unseal the names of the people who put up the New York Republican's $500,000 bond.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Anne Shields kept her order and related filings under seal, however, to give Santos until noon Friday to appeal her decision.
Several news organizations requested that the names of the co-signers of Santos’ bond be released following the lawmaker’s indictment last month. In a
letter to the judge on Monday, Santos’ lawyer, argued that unsealing the names of the co-signers would put them in a position to “likely to suffer great distress, may lose their jobs, and God forbid, may suffer physical injury.”
“There is little doubt that the suretors will suffer some unnecessary form of retaliation if their identities and employment are revealed,” the lawyer, Joseph Murray, wrote.
Murray said his client “would rather surrender to pretrial detainment than subject these suretors to what will inevitably come” if their names are publicly released.
Murray also asked the judge to give the co-signers prior notice if she decides to release their names. He cited threats that he, Santos and members of his staff have received after the freshman congressman’s indictment. Murray noted a call that he received last week from a male voice shouting, “Who paid Santos’ bond?” He said he's concerned “they are just waiting to pounce” on the people who backed Santos' bond.
“If this Court is so inclined to unseal the sureties, we truly fear for their health, safety and well being,” Murray wrote.