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Trump Pardons Protect Eastman Amid Election Fraud Charges

11/15/2025

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Attorney John Eastman, one of 77 pardoned by U.S. President Donald Trump, faces ongoing state charges in Arizona and Georgia tied to overturning the 2020 election, with the pardons protecting federal charges and local prosecutions remaining.
Eastman, along with Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell, promoted false claims about the 2020 election.
Trump also pardoned Daniel Edwin Wilson, who was convicted of illegally possessing firearms during the January 6 riot.

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Attorney John Eastman, one of 77 pardoned by U.S. President Donald Trump, faces ongoing state charges in Arizona and Georgia tied to overturning the 2020 election, with the pardons protecting federal charges and local prosecutions remaining.
Eastman, along with Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell, promoted false claims about the 2020 election.
Trump also pardoned Daniel Edwin Wilson, who was convicted of illegally possessing firearms during the January 6 riot.