While leaving the courthouse, Eastman reportedly resisted his attorney’s efforts to steer him away from an awaiting gaggle of reporters. Eastman then doubled down on the election lie used to justify the allegedly illegal effort to keep Trump in office, telling a reporter that there was “no question” in his mind that the 2020 election had been stolen from Donald Trump.
“I am confident that, when the law is faithfully applied in this proceeding, all of my co-defendants and I will be fully vindicated,” Eastman added in a statement he read to reporters.
It’s still a state charge though. If theyre found guilty the president can’t pardon them. The Georgia Governor can’t pardon them. It doesn’t matter where the case is tried.
I wasn’t aware that it kept it as a state charge, thanks for clarifying that for me. I guess maybe they’re hoping to get some help with the jury pool.
And or Trump appointed judges. And to stall.
Wait I thought the governor was the only one who could pardon you if it was a state charge
Yeah I didn’t know this either until a month ago and I live here.
If that’s not the case hollywood has lied to me for too long. All them people on death row waiting for the governer to call before midnight that won’t do anything for them anyhow…
Wouldn’t be the first time…
That said, there was the case of that one Governor who kept pardoning killers because he lost the election and thought the newspapers would blame his successor for it, they did not… so I’m sure Governors CAN pardon state charges
Typically, yes. But Georgia law took that power away from the governor and gave it to a committee. Even then, the prisoner must serve the first five years of the sentence. So even if he wanted to, Kemp couldn’t pardon Trump.