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President Trump issued pardons to 77 individuals, including Giuliani, Meadows, and Sidney Powell, related to efforts to overturn the 2020 election, though none were charged with federal crimes; the pardons are largely symbolic and do not include himself.
President Trump has issued pardons to over 70 individuals, including Rudy Giuliani and Mark Meadows, who were involved in efforts to overturn the 2020 election results, such as the false electors scheme. The pardons aim to address what the White House describes as a national injustice and are part of broader political and legal developments surrounding the election aftermath.
Fulton county prosecutors in Georgia are reportedly opposed to offering plea deals to former President Donald Trump, his former chief of staff Mark Meadows, and Trump's former lawyer Rudy Giuliani, who are all charged in connection with their efforts to overturn the 2020 election in the state. The prosecutors prefer to take them to trial, while leaving open the possibility of plea talks with other co-defendants in the hope that they become cooperating witnesses against Trump. The decision has not been formally communicated and could still change, but it reveals the main targets of the prosecutors and their strategy of using Georgia's racketeering statute.
The testimony from former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows could have significant implications as a lawyer in the courtroom described his "really tough time" on the stand. Meadows' testimony is part of a case in Georgia, and his defense argument has been criticized by George Conway.