Trump Pardons Rudy Giuliani and Dozens of Other 2020 Election Allies

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President Donald Trump granted sweeping pardons Sunday night to a slate of longtime allies tied to an alleged failed bid to overturn the 2020 election, including Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell, and former chief of staff Mark Meadows.

The pardons were disclosed late Sunday night by the Department of Justice’s Pardon Attorney, Ed Martin, who posted a post on X:

That document, dated November 7, offers a “full, complete, and unconditional pardon” to dozens of allies who have spent the last three years ensnared in sprawling federal investigations and indictments.

“This proclamation ends a grave national injustice perpetrated upon the American people following the 2020 Presidential Election and continues the process of national reconciliation,” the statement reads.

The pardon, according to the text, explicitly does not apply to the president himself.

Also included in the sweeping clemency order were Republican activists who had served as fake electors for Trump in 2020, and who faced charges for submitting fraudulent certificates asserting they were the lawful electors, despite former President Joe Biden’s victories in those states.

Legal experts also immediately noted that presidential pardons do not reach state-level charges. Several Trump allies still face ongoing cases in Georgia for alleged efforts to subvert the 2020 result.