"Earlier this month, President Donald Trump quietly pardoned 77 people across the country who participated in the fake electors scheme of 2020, the wildly illegal attempt to subvert election results in battleground states that Joe Biden won and instead declare Trump the winner."
"U.S. Pardon Attorney Ed Martin announced the fake elector pardons on X, sharing photos of the proclamation that was signed by Trump on Nov. 7. It mentions names not heard in a while, like Mark Meadows, Sidney Powell, Jenna Ellis, John Eastman, and Kenneth Chesebro, alongside other local Republicans who helped execute the scheme."
"Curiously, the proclamation is phrased as an "unconditional pardon" for folks connected with the 2020 presidential election, "whether or not recognized by any State or State official." Many of the people "pardoned" by Trump are still facing state charges since presidential pardons don't apply to state crimes."
President Donald Trump issued federal pardons for 77 people involved in the 2020 fake electors scheme that sought to overturn battleground-state results. The pardon proclamation, announced by U.S. Pardon Attorney Ed Martin on X and signed Nov. 7, lists national figures and local Republicans tied to the effort. The proclamation is framed as an "unconditional pardon" and claims applicability "whether or not recognized by any State or State official." Presidential pardons do not cover state crimes, and at least five states maintain ongoing criminal cases; Nevada recently revived charges against six fake electors named on the pardon list.
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