George Santos admits he is “scared” about facing prison time and blames “America's Next Top Model” for “insecurity”

Santos' fate is in limbo

George Santos: “Look, my trial is starting now. I'm terribly scared.

“No surprise. It's not an easy process. It affects mental health. I'm not well mentally. Things like this hurt and affect your psyche.

“My life? I was born at Elmhurst Hospital in Jackson Heights. We lived in a basement apartment. As the child of immigrants, we vacationed in Brazil. As a resident of New York, I married my wife here. That took a few years. After coming out, I married my husband Matt in 2021. We met in 2018.

“The press calls George Santos a liar, so he will always lie. I don't portray myself as a victim, but I don't miss the rubber chicken dinners and the hooray fundraisers anymore.

“You see, I suffer from body dysmorphia. It's bothering me. Combined with a depressive state, I suffer from attention deficit disorder.

“Matt is my house sitter. That's his role now. On weekends we go to the Poconos. It breaks up the madness of sitting in a small apartment while the world pisses on you. Putting your foot on the grass, going for a walk, helps relieve the pressure.

“I know I need to get my life in order and get out of the melting pot I live in. Then I plan to have children.”

Role models

Forget your nonsense, why do you create such shitty situations? Why do you get on everyone's nerves? Just to get attention that could land you in jail? What are you trying to say? Children need structure. You can't give them that.

“I can't answer. I sit back and think, 'What happened?' I just did it. I made this mess and I don't know why. I know I'm not OK. Tabloids say I'm going to prison for 20 years. Some media pundits say I could get 50 to 60 years total. Oh, my God. It's unbearable.”

How about you just stop lying?

“Absolutely. But I was inexperienced. I'm a political junkie. Fascinated by politics. I trusted people I shouldn't have trusted. I'm not trivializing that.

“I know that lying is unforgivable. I know that I shouldn't lie. Look, I'm human. I've made mistakes.

“I should sue the producers of 'America's Next Top Model' because I watched too much of it as a kid. I learned all these insecurities about myself.”

You say bluntly that you have a mental problem?

“I say maybe I can't concentrate. I should sue Tyra Banks and her producers because I watched so much of it as a kid and it caused all these insecurities.”

A marriage court for those seeking a seat

Speaking of politics:

Civil Judge Gerald Lebovits can run unopposed for the vacant seat on the New York County Supreme Court in November. Democrats approved him on August 8. He is expected to be sworn in next January. His wife Margaret Chan is already a judge on the Manhattan Supreme Court.

Our columnist Arlene Kayatt asked him what it was like to serve on the same court as his wife, who was elected three years ago. He said, “She is my chief judge at home and at work.”

Yes, of course. The Democrats deserve the credit – although I don't know why.

To quote the immortal words of Irving Nostradamus, “No man is lonely when he eats spaghetti. It just requires so much attention.”

Maybe only in New York, kids, only in New York.