Good evening, and right before we dive into the main story, I'd like to offer a quick

correction.

In our previous episode, the one that we published on Monday, December 4, we discussed President

Trump's rico case over in the state of Georgia.

And at the end of the episode, I mentioned that because it was a state-level case, if Trump

were to be found guilty, only the Georgia governor would be able to issue a pardon.

Meaning that in the episode, I said that Governor Brian Kemp would have to issue a pardon

to Trump if he were to be found guilty.

However, after we published the episode, I learned that over in Georgia, that's not actually

the case.

Because while most states in the U.S., they do give the authority to the governor in

terms of offering pardons, Georgia is one of the few states that's a little bit different.

In Georgia, they have something called the state board of pardons and peroles.

And it's this board.

It's not the governor.

It's this board consisting of five members who would be in charge of offering clemency

to President Trump.

Although, in a certain sense, the governor retains some, you can say, sort of, indirect influence

on the pardon process, given the fact that it's the governor who appoints members to this

board, although those members do then have to be confirmed by the state Senate.

And so, in theory, the Georgia state board of pardons and peroles is technically independent

of the governor.

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