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We should probably talk about Donald Trump pardoning Rudy Giuliani and the Kraken. right, because many woke up today to find U.S. pardon attorney Ed Martin saying that Trump signed presidential pardons for 77 of his allies accused of trying to overturn the 2020 election. and this list of names includes the likes of John Eastman, a lawyer who advised Trump’s 2020 campaign, and Sidney Powell, aka the Kraken, a conservative pundit who kind of became the public face of the campaign for a minute. and in this document that Martin shared, it was dated for Friday and it reads, that the pardon is full, complete, and unconditional in that it, “ends a grave national injustice perpetrated upon the American people following the 2020 presidential election and continues the process of national reconciliation.” right, and Many of the people on this list were those that led the push to pressure state legislatures to reject Biden’s victory, especially in key swing states like Georgia, where Giuliani, Eastman, Powell and even Trump himself were indicted back in 2023 by an Atlanta grand jury. but also a big thing I’ll say with this is while, yes, it understandably is making headlines, this is largely seen as entirely symbolic. right, Because these pardons, they only apply to federal charges, and none of these people are actually facing any of those. right, and so for their state level charges and cases, it’s not going to do a damn thing. So for like Giuliani in Arizona, he’s currently facing election interference charges because according to prosecutors, he was part of a scheme that was looking to falsely declare Trump the winner of the 2020 election. but also that’s not to say these pardons don’t matter because, well, yes, maybe they’re largely symbolic now, in the future, it would prevent later administrations from targeting these people. and with that you had press secretary Karoline Leavitt saying in a statement, “these great Americans were persecuted and put through hell by the Biden administration for challenging an election, which is the cornerstone of democracy.” and adding, “President Trump is putting an end to the Biden regime’s communist tactics once and for all.” right, And so with all this news, I think there are lessons here. one, it is kind of a continuation of Donald Trump very publicly showing, hey, as long as you kind of do what I say or roll with me, I’ll do whatever I can to protect you. but also in doing this and really so much of what he’s been doing in the second administration, I think it’s shown pretty much anyone that’s not aboard the Trump train, how important local elections are. right, States rights, States laws, Who You’re electing to enforce those things? it’s always been important, but it’s really more important than ever and really more highlighted than ever. accountability and norms been out the window.
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