"Right Sara, so this is a presidential pardon, so it only impacts federal criminal cases. So, as you said, several of these people are currently being prosecuted at the state level relating to the fake electors scheme in Wisconsin, Michigan, Nevada, Georgia, and Arizona. So the pardons have no impact on those state prosecutions. Now it's worth noting, those state prosecutions are largely in the process of collapsing or have collapsed in their own right, but the pardon has no impact."
"Also, pardon has no impact on any civil lawsuits. So, for example, Rudy Giuliani has been found liable for millions of dollars in defamation for statements that he made against Georgia election workers. That verdict, that liability is completely unimpacted, no impact by this pardon. The only thing it could impact is federal criminal cases. None of these people has been charged federally with any crimes."
Presidential pardons granted to allies involved in efforts to overturn the 2020 election only affect federal criminal liability, leaving state prosecutions and civil suits untouched. Several individuals face state-level prosecutions tied to the fake electors scheme in Wisconsin, Michigan, Nevada, Georgia, and Arizona; those state cases are largely collapsing or have collapsed independently. Civil liabilities, such as Rudy Giuliani’s multi-million dollar defamation verdict, remain enforceable. None of the pardoned individuals currently face federal charges, and potential federal prosecutions would likely be time-barred before any new Department of Justice could bring them. The pardons therefore function primarily as symbolic rewards amid efforts to sanitize January 6.
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