On Sunday, former President Donald Trump issued a set of a dozen new pardons, targeting some of his closest allies who were involved in efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.
Among those included was Rudy Giuliani, the former Mayor of New York and a long-time Trump loyalist, who played a central role in what became known as the “fake electors” scheme.
Giuliani was deeply involved in efforts to pressure state legislatures in key swing states to reject the certified results showing Joe Biden as the winner, and he helped coordinate the creation of alternate…
