President Trump has pardoned dozens of people who allegedly tried to overturn the outcome of the 2020 presidential election, including those who were named as alternative state electors to certify the results, according to Ed Martin, a Justice Department attorney whose focus is pardons. He posted what appeared to be the pardons document on social media .

In addition to these so-called "false electors" others granted pardons are former Trump personal lawyer and one-time close Trump adviser Rudy Giuliani and Mark Meadows, Mr. Trump's chief of staff from March 2020 to January 2021.

Electors are part of the 538-member Electoral College that officially elects presidents. In 48 states, they vote for the candidate who won a state's popular vote. Elector votes in Maine and Nebraska are awarded

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