President Donald Trump on Sunday pardoned six Nevada Republicans who face state forgery charges for falsely certifying him as the winner of the state’s 2020 electoral votes — but the gesture is expected to have no effect on their ongoing prosecution because presidential clemency does not extend to state crimes.

Trump issued pardons to 77 political allies involved in attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election, including six Nevadans and high-profile figures such as former Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani, former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and attorney Sidney Powell. U.S. Pardon Attorney Ed Martin announced the “full, complete, and unconditional” pardons late Sunday.

The Nevada GOP praised the pardons on X, stating: “Thank you @realDonaldTrump for pardoning our brave Neva

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