Presidential pardons apply only to federal crimes, and none of the Trump allies named were charged in federal cases over the 2020 election. But the move underscores Trump's continued efforts to rewrite the history of the election he lost to Democrat Joe Biden. The signed proclamation posted on social media by Ed Martin, the government's pardon attorney, also names conservative attorneys Sidney Powell and John Eastman.
Meanwhile, the administration has demanded that states "undo" full benefits paid under SNAP during a one-day window between when a federal judge ordered full funding and a Supreme Court justice put a temporary pause on that order. A federal appeals court is now considering whether to impose a longer halt to the full benefits, and funding SNAP is part of a proposal to end the government shutdown.