In what the White House called “a bold step toward healing,” President Donald Trump on Sunday pardoned dozens of allies convicted or accused of trying to overturn the 2020 election, including Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell, and Mark Meadows, formally declaring them “American heroes of alternative democracy.”
The pardons, posted to X by Pardon Attorney Ed Martin, were described as “full, complete, and unconditional, unlike the 2020 results.” The document was dated November 7 and signed by Trump, whose signature reportedly bled through three pages.
“This proclamation ends a grave injustice,” Trump said, addressing supporters from the new “Freedom Plaza & Golf Center.” “We’re making history right again. Literally, history books will have to change.”
Critics noted the pardons might further erode trust in the rule of law. Supporters countered that laws, like elections, “should be more flexible in the first place.”
