Between Republicans’ big election losses, the Supreme Court’s tariffs skepticism , and shutdown-related problems , last week was rough for Donald Trump . So apparently, he soothed himself on Friday by pardoning 77 people involved in his effort to subvert the 2020 election, including Rudy Giuliani .

Practically, the pardons don’t really help Trump’s allies. The president can only issue pardons for federal offenses, and no one on the list was charged with a federal crime related to the 2020 election. Several people, including Giuliani, are facing state charges, but Trump can’t do anything about that.

The pardons were announced by Justice Department pardon attorney Ed Martin, who posted a seven-page proclamation to X on Sunday night.

“This proclamation ends a grave national in

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