10 useful things to know about the Georgia Trump indictment
Any convictions are state convictions are can’t be pardoned by the President. So even if Trump (or another Republican) wins, he can’t pardon himself.
The Governor can’t pardon state crimes. Only the board of pardons and paroles can, whose five members serve seven year terms
Even the board can only consider a pardon after the sentence has been served – not before
The RICO law in Georgia is very wide-ranging and makes it easier to secure convictions than under federal law
The minimum jail time for a conviction on the RICO charge is five years. The other indictments leave sentences more to the discretion of a Judge, but in Georgia there is a minimum five years.
Trump faces 13 different counts, and even some of the lesser ones carry a minimum one year jail term.
It is inevitable that some or most of the 19 co-conspirators will cut a plea deal and become prosecution witnesses
The trial is highly likely to be televised
It has transpired that Trump refused to pay many of his lawyers who tried to overturn the election result for them. They are co-defendants and are more likely to flip, considering working for him has left them near bankrupt
The Judge is a Fulton County Superior Court Judge. He is a former state and federal prosecutor and state inspector general. He was appointed by the current (Republican) Governor Brian Kemp.
