A judge reportedly held a secret hearing with the 3 anonymous people sponsoring George Santos's $500,000 bail

Rep. George Santos was arraigned in federal 500,000 on Long Island George Santos eading not guilty to a 13-count criminal indictment.

A court filing said a judge held sealed court hearings with them to keep their identities secret.

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