Trump will likely not face trial in Georgia: legal expert

Georgia law school professor Anthony Michael Kreis revealed that the state's racketeering case against Donald Trump could continue — but it wouldn't be for several years.

And he believed, by the time, there's no appetite to put him on trial, effectively meaning he won't face the charges.

Speaking to the BBC, Kreis said, "The bottom line is that Donald Trump will not be tried in the state of Georgia."

He said a state won't put a sitting president on trial while in office, so the only possibility would be to wait until he leaves in 2029.

"Will there be any political appetite by the end of the second Trump administration to try him in Georgia? That’s a long time from the initial crimes," Kreis said.

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Trump is facing charges in the state for allegedly conspiring to overturn the 2020 presidential election results. The sweeping racketeering case alleges Trump and 18 co-defendants were involved in a multi-state scheme to disrupt the peaceful transfer of power.

The trial was expected to begin in August 2024 but was pushed back multiple times.

Trump can't pardon himself in Georgia because the case relates to state laws.

The other defendants in the case don't enjoy the luxury of having their case come to a halt. However, they could also accept plea deals and volunteer information to escape their own accountability and bet on the case against Trump being dropped by 2029, Kreis said.

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, who brought the case, was reelected in Tuesday's election.