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President Trump issued preemptive pardons to Rudolph W. Giuliani and others accused of trying to overturn the 2020 election, an official said, naming John Eastman and Sidney Powell among the recipients. The federal only pardons are largely symbolic: none currently faces federal charges, and they offer no shield from state prosecutions. Giuliani, Trump’s former lawyer, remains charged with election interference in Arizona and has faced setbacks, including disbarment and a $148 million defamation verdict over false claims about Georgia poll workers.

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