{"id":2006135,"date":"2023-08-20T07:11:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-20T11:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-indicted-georgia-pardon-law-under-scrutiny\/"},"modified":"2023-08-20T09:33:36","modified_gmt":"2023-08-20T13:33:36","slug":"donald-trump-indicted-georgia-pardon-law-under-scrutiny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-indicted-georgia-pardon-law-under-scrutiny\/","title":{"rendered":"Georgia&#8217;s pardon law under scrutiny as Donald Trump faces indictment."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdonald-trump-indicted-georgia-pardon-law-under-scrutiny%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2006135&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Georgia&#8217;s Pardon System Under Scrutiny Following Trump&#8217;s Indictment<\/h2>\n<p>Georgia&#8217;s pardon system is making headlines after former President Donald \u200dTrump was indicted\u200c on racketeering charges by Fulton\u2064 County\u2064 District Attorney Fani Willis. As the 2024 GOP \u2064front-runner, Trump would not be able to pardon himself of state charges, but\u200d Georgia&#8217;s process has conditions\u200d that make a pre-prison pardon even more difficult to obtain.<\/p>\n<h3>The Unique Structure of Georgia&#8217;s Pardon System<\/h3>\n<p>In Georgia, \u200bthe governor appoints five individuals to the State\u2062 Board of Pardons and Paroles, who serve seven-year terms. Compared to other states, Georgia&#8217;s board grants a relatively high frequency \u2063of pardons, according to\u2062 a Restoration of Rights analysis. However, Georgia is one of the few states where the governor does\u200c not have broad pardon powers.<\/p>\n<p>Applicants for pardons in Georgia must wait five years after completing their sentence and must have lived a <a title=\"BREAKING: President Trump Gives Pardons to 73 Individuals and Commutes Another 70 Sentences \u2013 Steve Bannon Is Included\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-president-trump-gives-pardons-to-73-individuals-and-commutes-another-70-sentences-steve-bannon-is-included\/\">law-abiding life<\/a> during\u2062 that time, as stated \u200cby the board.<\/p>\n<h3>A Contrast with New York&#8217;s Pardon System<\/h3>\n<p>In New York, where \u200bTrump faces other local charges, Governor Kathy Hochul has the \u2063sole authority to \u200dissue pardons at her discretion. This highlights the differences between Georgia&#8217;s system\u200c and that \u200dof other states.<\/p>\n<h3>Criticism and Concerns Surrounding Georgia&#8217;s Pardon System<\/h3>\n<p>Following Trump&#8217;s indictment in\u2063 Georgia, critics have <a title=\"They are Lying to You \u2013 States That Claim That Audits of a Few Machines and Ballots Will Confirm Election Validity Are Just Plain Lying\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/they-are-lying-to-you-states-that-claim-that-audits-of-a-few-machines-and-ballots-will-confirm-election-validity-are-just-plain-lying\/\">voiced concerns<\/a> about the state&#8217;s pardon system, suggesting that \u200cit may need modification. Mike Davis, president of\u200c the legal \u2062nonprofit Article III Project and a staunch Trump supporter, argues that the\u200d current setup is a grave\u2062 injustice. He questions why individuals must \u2064wait five years in jail before they\u2062 can correct\u200d any potential injustice.<\/p>\n<p>Legal experts, \u200dsuch as defense attorney Andrew \u200dFleischman, have also raised concerns about the constitutionality \u200cof Georgia&#8217;s\u200d pardon system.\u2063 Fleischman suggests that there may be a separation of powers issue that has yet to be\u2062 explored, particularly if Trump were to challenge the process as unconstitutional.<\/p>\n<h3>Potential Changes and Political Landscape<\/h3>\n<p>To amend Georgia&#8217;s pardon provisions, a two-thirds \u200bvote in both the House and Senate would \u2062be required. However, given the split compositions of each chamber, it is unlikely that the GOP-controlled legislature \u200dwould\u2062 approve\u2062 such changes. Governor Brian Kemp, who has clashed with Trump since the 2020 election, \u200chas\u200b shown no indication of pushing for modifications to the system.<\/p>\n<p>While some state senators have \u2064called for a <a title=\"UPDATE: Letter by Ted Cruz and 6 GOP Senators and 4 Senators-Elect Sign Letter to Reject Election \u2013 Call For Election Commission 10-Day Emergency Audit Takes Place\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/update-letter-by-ted-cruz-and-6-gop-senators-and-4-senators-elect-sign-letter-to-reject-election-call-for-election-commission-10-day-emergency-audit-takes-place\/\">special legislative session<\/a> to investigate Willis, it remains uncertain if any significant changes will occur.\u2064 The board, established in 1943 to <a title=\"Georgia's pardon law under scrutiny as Donald Trump faces indictment.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-indicted-georgia-pardon-law-under-scrutiny\/\">combat corrupt selling<\/a> of pardons by governors, would require a constitutional change to be undone.<\/p>\n<p>As Georgia&#8217;s\u2062 next <a title=\"Youngkin campaigns in Va. ahead of gubernatorial race\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/youngkin-campaigns-in-va-ahead-of-gubernatorial-race\/\">gubernatorial race approaches<\/a>, the issue of the pardon system may resurface, especially if\u2062 any of the 19 individuals facing charges are convicted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Georgia&#8217;s pardon system is under scrutiny as Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis charges ex-President Donald Trump with racketeering. If convicted, Trump, the leading 2024 GOP candidate, cannot pardon himself from state charges. However, Georgia&#8217;s process remains a topic of interest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2006136,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Georgia&#8217;s pardon law under scrutiny as Donald Trump faces indictment.","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2006135","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Georgia&#8217;s pardon law under scrutiny as Donald Trump faces indictment.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2006135","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2006135"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2006135\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2006136"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2006135"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2006135"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2006135"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}