"Rudy Giuliani and Mark Meadows, both close former political allies of Donald Trump, are among scores of people pardoned by the president over the weekend for their roles in a plot to steal the 2020 election. The maneuver is in effect symbolic, given it only applies in the federal justice system and not in state courts where Giuliani, Meadows and the others continue facing legal peril."
"Martin is a staunchly conservative ally of the president said to be behind the weaponization of the justice department and a push to bully, prosecute, punish and silence Trump's political foes and critics, including the recent indictments of the former FBI director James Comey, New York attorney general, Leticia James, and former national security adviser John Bolton."
Donald Trump granted federal pardons to 77 people tied to the effort to install fake Republican electors in battleground states after the 2020 election. The pardons include high-profile allies such as Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows, Sidney Powell, Jenna Ellis, and John Eastman. The clemency applies only in the federal system and does not shield the pardoned individuals from state prosecutions and legal risk. The pardons were announced in a post by US pardon attorney Ed Martin, who thanked Trump, the attorney general, Pam Bondi, and deputy Todd Blanche. The move continues efforts to reshape the post-2020 election narrative.
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