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President Donald Trump has preemptively pardoned 16 Michigan Republicans, including former state GOP Co-Chair Meshawn Maddock.

The pardons relate to their actions following the 2020 election, where they signed a certificate claiming a Trump victory in the state.

State charges against the group, known as "fake electors," were previously dismissed by a judge in September.

President Donald Trump has preemptively pardoned former Michigan Republican Party Co-Chair Meshawn Maddock and 15 other state Republicans for any actions related to the 2020 election and efforts to swing the election in the state to Trump following the voting, according to a Justice Department official.

Ed Martin, who runs the Office of Pardon Attorney for Trump, posted the pardon document on social

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