WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has issued pardons for his former personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, former chief of staff Mark Meadows, and others associated with the unsuccessful efforts to overturn the 2020 election results, according to a Justice Department official. Ed Martin, the government’s pardon attorney, shared a signed proclamation declaring the pardons as 'full, complete, and unconditional,' which also covers conservative attorneys included Sidney Powell and John Eastman. Importantly, the proclamation clearly specifies that the pardon does not extend to Trump himself.

These presidential pardons pertain solely to federal crimes, and none of Trump’s allies faced federal charges. The decision reflects Trump’s ongoing attempts to revise the narrative of the 2020 election he lost against Democrat Joe Biden. The White House has yet to respond to requests for a comment regarding this matter.

Additionally, pardons were granted to Republicans who acted as fake electors in 2020 and faced state charges for submitting misleading certificates declaring themselves as legitimate electors, despite Biden’s victory in those states. The proclamation asserts that prosecuting those involved in the 2020 election efforts is a 'grave national injustice perpetrated on the American people' and emphasizes the intention of the pardons to foster 'the process of national reconciliation.'