Trump pardons supporters who tried to reverse his 2020 Michigan loss

Lansing—PresidentDonaldTrumphaspardonedmorethan20peoplewhocontributedtothepushtooverturnhislossinMichigan’s2020election. LateSundaynight,EdMartin,who’sworkingastheRepublicanpresident’spardonattorney,postedalistofdozensofnamesonXwiththewords,“Importantpardonofalternateelectorsof2020.”TheindividualswerefrommultiplebattlegroundstateswhereTrumpandallieschallengedDemocratJoeBiden’svictoryintheweeksfollowingtheNov.3,2020,election. ThepardonsappearedtobesymbolicinnatureandtorepresentasignalofsupportfromtheWhiteHouse.Thepardonswouldn’taffectanystate-levelchargesagainstthegroup,likethosethathavebeenunsuccessfullypursuedbyMichiganAttorneyGeneralDanaNessel,aDemocrat. Amongthepeopleonthelistwerethe16MichiganresidentswhosignedadocumentfalselyclaimingTrumphadwonMichigan’s16electoralvotes,Trumpassociateswhohelpedguidethefalseelect