Trump Pardons Giuliani and 76 Others in Election Overturn Scheme Convictions
President Donald Trump has pardoned 77 individuals, including former ally and lawyer Rudy Giuliani, involved in a scheme to overturn the 2020 US presidential election results. The pardons mark a significant move by the outgoing president to grant clemency to those who aided him in his attempts to challenge the election outcome.
President Donald Trump has pardoned 77 individuals, including former lawyer Rudy Giuliani, in a surprise move ahead of the upcoming midterm elections, as part of an apparent effort to address past controversies and bolster his legacy before leaving office. The pardons were granted under a rarely used provision that allows the president to commute sentences without Senate approval. Giuliani was involved in schemes to overturn the 2020 election results, while others on the list have been linked to various other high-profile scandals. The pardons have sparked widespread criticism and raised questions about Trump's motivations for making them just months before leaving office.
