A group of Kentucky lawmakers is asking Attorney General-elect Daniel Cameron to appoint a special prosecutor or a bipartisan special prosecuting team to investigate some of Governor Matt Bevin's pardons.

Lawmakers especially want the origins of Patrick Brian Baker's pardon investigated.

Still, he's now a free man after serving two years of a 19-year sentence.

A photo from the Corbin News Journal shows Bevin at the home of Eric Baker, Patrick's brother, in July of 2018.

“That the person who got out, his family hosted a fundraiser, not just for a campaign, but to give money personally to the governor, to retire the governor’s campaign debt, is appalling,” said Senate Minority Leader Morgan McGarvey, D-Louisville, one of the lawmakers behind the push.

Attorney General-elect Cameron talked to reporters in Frankfort when Sen. Mitch McConnell filed for re-election Friday. Cameron would not say if he would appoint a special prosecutor.

“Pardon power has been around for a long time. I think it needs to be used very wisely, but I stand with our commonwealth's and county attorneys who have made multiple statements on this front,” said Cameron.

The attorney general-elect said he would talk more about the issues after he's appointed to his position on Dec. 17.

"While the governor's constitutional power to pardon is broad and virtually unfettered, the power was granted to serve justice and hold public officeholders accountable, to grant political favors to powerful friends and campaign donors," read the letter to the attorney general-elect.

“This reeks of political favoritism. We can’t have that. People need to trust our system of government and that officials are doing the right thing," said McGarvey.

Jackie Steele is the commonwealth's attorney who prosecuted Baker. He says he welcomes the inquiry.

“Obviously shows the ignorance of the governor, regarding this case in particular,” said Steele.

Lawmakers also want a special prosecutor to clarify a contradiction between a statement from Bevin and the sentencing judge in Baker's case.

In the pardon, Gov. Bevin called the evidence against Baker "sketchy at best." But sentencing Circuit Judge David Williams said in 30 years of practice, "I've never seen a more compelling or complete case... the evidence was just overwhelming."

Lawmakers also say it's interesting that the others charged in connection to Mill's death are still in prison.

Senate President Robert Stivers, R-Manchester, released a statement on behalf of the Republicans in the senate.

“From what we know of former Gov. Bevin’s extreme pardons and commutations, the Senate Republican Majority condemns his actions as a travesty and perversion of justice. Our citizens, and especially the crime victims and their families, deserve better," said Stivers. "We support the gathering of facts and call upon the U.S. Attorney’s office to launch an investigation into former Gov. Bevin’s pardons.”