Former President Donald Trump could be in a position next year where he is reelected president, convicted of federal crimes, and able to pardon himself.
But if Trump is convicted of state crimes in New York or Georgia, he would, as president, have little control over the penalties.The 2024 Republican front-runner faces 40 counts in the federal case in Florida related to classified documents, four counts in the federal case in Washington, D.C., related to the 2020 election, and 34 counts in the local case in Manhattan related to hush money payments.
Jonathan Turley, a law professor at George Washington University, noted that Trump should also have a right to the full range of appeal options in each case. None of these scenarios have historic precedent, but regardless of what happens at the federal level, Trump's powers over the state judicial systems have clear limitations.In Georgia, Trump would have to apply for a pardon through a five-member state board five years after he has been indicted, convicted, and completed any sentences.
Alan Dershowitz, a retired Harvard Law School professor who has defended a number of controversial clients, including Trump during his first impeachment, echoed Turley’s sentiments while speaking on his podcast the Dershow, this week. “It’s a state indictment about a federal matter,” Dershowitz said. “He might be able to get it dismissed from a state court, saying it’s really a federal matter.”
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