The Georgia indictment marks “the first set of charges for which there's no chance Trump can pardon himself or others,” Christy Setzer, a political analyst, told The Messenger. In some states, a Trump-friendly governor might have the ability to single-handedly pardon Trump of state charges. Georgia is one of only three states in which the governor has no power to directly grant pardons on any state criminal charges. Following the 2020 election, Trump pressured Georgia Governor Brian Kemp to contest the state’s election results, but Kemp refused, causing tensions between the two. Even if he did have the power to intervene, or pressure the state pardon board, Georgia’s Republican Gov.
