Trump Pardons 2020 Election Collaborators

In November 2025, President Trump issued broad federal pardons to key allies who aided in efforts to overturn the 2020 election, including Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell, John Eastman, Mark Meadows, and a group of false electors in multiple swing states. While most had not been convicted of federal crimes, the preemptive move covered a wide range of activities tied to challenging and undermining the 2020 results. Critics and legal scholars condemned the pardons as an abuse of presidential power to shield political collaborators and jeopardize public trust in electoral accountability.