- Net worth
- Unknown
- Crimes
- fake electors, obstruction, other
- Convicted of
- Preemptive pardon for potential federal charges related to efforts to overturn the 2020 election
- Original sentence
- N/A (preemptive pardon; no federal conviction)
- Time served
- N/A
Background
Burt Jones is the Lieutenant Governor of Georgia (elected 2022, serving since January 2023). He was one of 16 Georgia fake electors who participated in the scheme to overturn the 2020 election results. As a state senator at the time, he allegedly falsified electoral certificates.
The Case
Jones was never federally charged or convicted, but received a preemptive federal pardon from President Trump in November 2025 as part of a batch of 77 pardons for allies involved in efforts to overturn the 2020 election. The pardon was described as "full, complete, and unconditional" but was largely symbolic since presidential pardons apply only to federal crimes and Jones had no federal convictions.
Jones was one of 16 Georgia fake electors who signed an unofficial electoral certificate in December 2020 falsely claiming Trump won Georgia despite Joe Biden winning the state. He was originally investigated by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, but was removed from her investigation in 2022 after she attended a fundraiser for his opponent. In September 2024, special prosecutor Pete Skandalakis announced he would not bring criminal charges against Jones, determining that Jones "acted in a manner consistent with his position representing the concerns of his constituents" and "did not act with criminal intent." The prosecutor found Jones's conduct to be "reasonable and not criminal in nature."
The Pardon
On November 9, 2025, President Trump granted Burt Jones a full pardon along with 76 other allies tied to efforts to overturn the 2020 election. The pardon was issued preemptively, before any federal charges were filed. The proclamation covered conduct "relating to the advice, creation, organization, execution, submission, support, voting, activities, participation in, or advocacy for or of any slate or proposed slate of Presidential electors" in connection with the 2020 election.