The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Nov. 11, 2025
November 7th, President Donald Trump pardoned 77 of his alleged accomplices in the attempt to overturn the outcome of the 2020 Presidential election. They include his chief of staff Mark Meadows, John Eastman and other lawyers who cooked up the fake electors scheme, and Rudy Giuliani, whose misinformation help fuel an insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
The pardon affects only future federal charges, since a GOP-majority U.S. House and Trump Department of Justice have not indicted the bad actors identified by the January 6th Commission. Some state charges remain.
Among those pardoned include the lawyers who masterminded and facilitated the fake electors scheme, including John Eastman, Sidney Powell, Jenna Ellis, Kenneth Chesebro, and Boris Epshtyne.
Trump personal and campaign lawyer Rudy Giuliani was also pardoned from any future federal charges. Giuliani repeatedly claimed, with no credible evidence, that widespread fraudulent mail ballots and manipulation of Dominion Voting Systems optical ballot readers were responsible for Joe Biden’s election. He still faces civil suits for defamation.
Some, but not all of the 84 fake electors from New Mexico, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Arizona, Michigan, Georgia, and Nevada were pardoned. It’s not clear what criteria, other than presidential loyalty, was used, or whether there will be more pardons to come. We have the complete pardon list at AmericanDemocracyMinute.org. I’m Brian Beihl.
Today’s Links
Articles & Resources:
Natinal Archives – 2020 Presidential Election Unofficial Certificates Submitted to The Office of the Federal Register
Georgia Recorder – Trump’s fake electors: Here’s the full list
American Democracy Minute – Developments in GOP Fake Presidential Elector Plots in Nevada & Wisconsin; Investigations Continue in Arizona, New Mexico & Georgia
Trump Administration Pardon Attorney Ed Martin – List of Pardons Posted on X
The Hill – Trump pardons Giuliani, other figures in effort to overturn 2020 election, aide says
Law Forward – The 2020 Fake Electors Scheme: How What Started in Wisconsin Spread Nationally
NBC News – Trump pardons Rudy Giuliani and others involved in bid to overturn 2020 election
Groups Taking Action:
Protect Democracy, Common Cause WI, States United Democracy Center
Register or Check Your Voter Registration:
U.S. Election Assistance Commission – How to Register And Vote in Your State
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