Another question for legal minds: Could Georgia Gov. Kemp (R)

[phylny]

pardon Trump?

[Miguelito Loveless]

1. No, the governor in GA

does not have that power.

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2. Thanks! Phew!

[Renaissance Man]

3. No

No. The Georgia governor cannot pardon Trump. The pardon power for the governor was removed due to a pardon selling scheme that was unearthed in Georgia a long time ago. Only the Georgia Board of Pardons can do that.

[phylny]

4. Great info,

thanks!

[honest.abe]

5. Is there anything the GA Gov or the GA Republican legislature can do to derail this case?

I suspect Trump's legal team is inquiring.

[Renaissance Man]

6. Removing Fani Willis

The only thing they can attempt to do is remove Fani Willis using a new law they enacted which would allow the legislature to remove a district attorney. Rachel Maddox mentioned this last night. I don't think they would attempt to do to this, considering how blatantly partisan it would appear.

[honest.abe]

7. That is what I was wondering.

I dont think they care about appearing "blatantly partisan".

[LetMyPeopleVote]

8. In Georgia case, Trump can't count on a pardon from GOP's Kemp

To get a pardon under Georgia law, TFG has to (1) complete their sentence; (2) have no pending charges; and (3) wait five years.

Link to tweet

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/georgia-case-trump-cant-count-pardon-gops-kemp-rcna99962

But if convicted of state crimes in Georgia, Trump, even if he were in the White House, couldn’t simply make the charges disappear — because he’d have no legal authority to do so.

Could Brian Kemp, Georgia’s Republican governor who’s been the target of Trump’s ire in recent years, come to the former president’s rescue? No, that’s not an option, either. As Jordan’s report went on to explain, “under the state constitution, there’s a board of pardons and paroles, with five members appointed by the governor and confirmed by the state Senate to staggered, seven-year terms.”

OK, so maybe the state’s pardon board could rescue Trump in the wake a possible criminal conviction? Unfortunately for the former president, it’s not nearly that simple: To be considered for a pardon in Georgia, someone must, among other things, (1) complete their sentence; (2) have no pending charges; and (3) wait five years.

Or put another way, if Trump is found guilty in Georgia, he won’t be able to simply turn to partisan allies for some kind of rescue. Such a solution doesn’t exist under state law.

There are proposals to change Georgia law just for TFG. We will see what happens