"Ed Martin, the government's pardon attorney, posted on social media a signed proclamation of the "full, complete, and unconditional" pardon, which also names Sidney Powell, an attorney who promoted baseless conspiracy theories about a stolen election, and John Eastman, another lawyer who pushed a plan to keep Trump in power. The proclamation, posted online late Sunday, explicitly says the pardon does not apply to Trump."
"Presidential pardons apply only to federal crimes, and none of the Trump allies named were charged in federal cases over the 2020 election. But the move underscores President Donald Trump's continued efforts to promote the idea that the 2020 election was stolen from him even though courts around the country and U.S. officials found no evidence of fraud that could have affected the outcome."
President Trump granted full, complete, and unconditional pardons to several allies accused of backing efforts to overturn the 2020 election, including Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows, Sidney Powell, and John Eastman. The proclamation explicitly states the pardons do not apply to Trump. Presidential pardons cover federal crimes only, and none of the named allies faced federal charges over the 2020 election. The proclamation characterized prosecutions of those accused of aiding efforts to cling to power as "a grave national injustice perpetrated on the American people" and said the pardons aim to continue "the process of national reconciliation." The action follows sweeping pardons for Jan. 6 defendants and includes Republicans who acted as fake electors and faced state charges for submitting false certificates.
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