Menendez Brothers Asking California Governor Gavin Newsom For Clemency

Erik and Lyle Menendez are gunning to be launched from jail earlier than Thanksgiving and their authorized staff has a brand new technique for liberating the brothers … looking for clemency from California’s governor.

Mark Geragos, the legal professional repping the Menendez brothers, joined us Tuesday on “TMZ Live” and informed us he is submitting paperwork in the present day asking Gavin Newsom for clemency.

That is fairly important by itself, and sources related to the Governor’s workplace inform us they’ve the clemency petition on their radar … which is fairly fascinating, contemplating Newsom talked concerning the Menendez brothers in a current podcast.

Gov. Newsom weighed in on Erik and Lyle’s state of affairs on “Politickin’ with Gavin Newsom, Marshawn Lynch, and Doug Hendrickson” … saying he was informed to maintain a watch out for them due to the Netflix documentary, and praising Ryan Murphy for producing a compelling present.

Newsom says he is truly going over parole board suggestions, pardons and commutations not associated to the Menendez brothers … saying this time of 12 months earlier than the vacations is when lots of that work will get accomplished.

Geragos additionally confirmed what we first reported … that Erik and Lyle’s authorized staff can be planning to ask the decide of their resentencing listening to to change their conviction from homicide to involuntary manslaughter, which might instantly set them free based mostly on time already served.

There’s additionally a brand new decide within the case and the upcoming resentencing listening to is on observe for subsequent month … but it surely seems like Geragos could possibly spring Erik and Lyle sooner reasonably than later.