On Monday, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis announced the fourth indictment against Trump — as well as 18 others — for alleged attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results in Georgia.
The indictment is sweeping, invoking Georgia’s version of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) and 40 other counts.
While this Georgia indictment does not provide the easy-to-read narrative that Smith gave us in the federal election interference case, the evidence here was exhaustively collected over more than two years.
Since these charges have been brought in Georgia state court — and not federal court — neither Trump, should he win in 2024, nor any another Republican president can issue a pardon.
Under Georgia law, a state pardon can only be given by a state pardon board — not the governor — and only afterfive years have passed following completion of the sentence.
Persons:
Jennifer Rodgers, CNN —, Donald Trump, Fani Willis, Trump, Jack, Smith, Willis, Ruby Freeman, Shaye Moss, —, Willis ’, Alvin Bragg’s
Organizations:
New York University School of Law, Columbia Law School, CNN, Fulton, Trump —, Department, Electoral, Twitter, Facebook, Trump, Republican, Manhattan
Locations:
Fulton County, Georgia, Coffee County, Washington , DC, Arizona , Pennsylvania, Michigan, Nevada