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Brigida Santos is an American television personality, journalist, producer, correspondent and pundit.

Biography

Santos grew up in Concord, California. She graduated from California State University, Northridge (CSUN) in 2008 with a Bachelor of Arts in journalism. A few months after graduating, her brother Luis Santos was fatally stabbed on the campus of San Diego State University. Esteban Núñez and Ryan Jett were convicted for the crime.

Esteban Núñez is the son of Fabian Núñez, then California Assembly Speaker, who is a close political ally and friend to former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. In the final hours of Schwarzenegger’s governorship, he commuted Esteban Núñez’s prison sentence. When reporters asked the governor why did it, he stated, “Well hello! I mean, of course you help a friend.”

Other prominent California politicians wrote letters to the judge defending Esteban Núñez including then Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and California Assemblyman Kevin de León.

Esteban was released from Mule Creek State Prison in April of 2016. He served six-years out of the 16-year sentence he agreed to in a plea bargain.

After experiencing the failures of the American justice system, Santos began investigating and reporting on government corruption.

Career

Santos has produced and hosted political television shows for Larry King’s Ora TV and the international news networks RT and RT America. Brigida began her career as a television and film producer. She is the host and producer of “The World According to Jesse,” a political television show starring Jesse Ventura. Santos is also a correspondent on “America’s Lawyer” hosted by progressive radio host and famed lawyer Mike Papantonio. Santos previously hosted and produced “Off the Grid” with Jesse Ventura.