Lying Long Island Rep. George Santos filed an appeal Friday seeking to keep sealed the names of the two people who co-signed a $500,000 unsecured bond in his criminal fraud case — days after a New York federal judge ruled their identities should be made public.

In an eight-page filing submitted ahead of a noon deadline, Santos’ lawyer signaled that the two guarantors were family members and it was “very likely” they would end up withdrawing as bond supporters if their names were unveiled publicly.

The attorney, Joseph Murray, argued such a withdrawal could subject the 34-year-old Santos to “more onerous conditions of release” or even pretrial detention as his fraud case unfolds.

In the court filing, Murray said the indicted congressman would have no objection if the bond records revealed “the existence of a ‘family’ relationship” between Santos and his suretors — as long as it didn’t reveal their names or the precise nature of the kinship.

Murray also rejected speculation that Santos was trying to keep the identities of his guarantors secret because they were lobbyists, political donors or others seeking to exert influence over him.

“Defendant has essentially publicly revealed that the suretors are family members,” the filing states.

The lawyer argued Santos and his staffers had been subjected to “hateful attacks” ever since he pleaded not guilty last month to 13 counts, including embezzling $50,000 in campaign money for personal expenses, misrepresenting himself to donors, lying to Congress about his income and cheating to obtain COVID unemployment funds.

“It is reasonable to conclude that if Defendant’s suretors are identified, that the attacks and harassment will commence against them too,” the filing states.

“Moreover, given the political temperature in this Country and acts of political violence that occur, the privacy interests of these suretors are far more concerning, especially considering their ages and respective employment.”

His appeal comes after US Magistrate Judge Anne Y. Shields ruled on Tuesday that the names of those who helped secure Santos’ pre-trial release should be public record, but gave the congressman until noon Friday to appeal.

The judge’s decision was a victory for news outlets, including The Associated Press and The New York Times, who had requested the names be unsealed, citing a need for “the greatest transparency possible.”

Ahead of Tuesday’s ruling, Santos’ attorney had suggested the congressman’s cosigners could “suffer great distress” at their public outing, including possibly losing their jobs or suffering physical harm.

“My client would rather surrender to pretrial detainment than subject these suretors to what will inevitably come,” Murray wrote in a letter to the judge.

Santos’ bond is unsecured, meaning his cosigners didn’t have to put up any money up front, but could be forced to pay the full amount if he doesn’t comply with his release conditions or skips court.

The next hearing in the case is set for June 30. Santos is facing up to 20 years in prison if convicted.

The truth-challenged rep, who has slammed the indictment against him as a “witch hunt”, has ignored repeated calls for his resignation and has said he won’t drop his bid for a second term representing parts of Long Island and Queens.