Overview
- Justice Department pardon chief Ed Martin made the proclamation public by posting it on X.
- The document, dated Nov. 7, grants “total, complete and unconditional” pardons to Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell, Kenneth Chesebro and former chief of staff Mark Meadows.
- The pardons exclude Trump himself and carry no effect on state or local prosecutions, including Georgia’s election case.
- The proclamation says it ends a “grave national injustice” following the 2020 election and advances “national reconciliation.”
- The move extends an earlier wave of clemency that included pardons for more than 1,500 Jan. 6 defendants and commutations for 14 Proud Boys and Oath Keepers members.