00:00U.S. President Donald Trump has pardoned dozens of people who allegedly tried to overturn the outcome of the 2020 presidential election.
00:10The move covers several Trump allies linked to efforts to challenge the outcome, including a number of co-defendants charged in Georgia.
00:19A list of 77 people receiving full unconditional pardons was published Sunday night.
00:25Among them were Trump's former chief of staff, Mark Meadows, conservative attorney Sidney Powell, and former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani, who pushed state legislatures to reject Joe Biden's win in key swing states.
00:39The order declares an end to national injustice and claims to continue national reconciliation.
00:45The document also indicates the pardon could apply to others who fit the same criteria, but explicitly excludes Trump himself.
00:53The pardons are seen as the latest attempt by Trump to reshape the story of his failed re-election bid, which culminated in the January 6 attack on the Capitol in 2021.
01:05Trump has previously pardoned more than 1,000 participants in that attack, including hundreds who assaulted police officers.
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