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On Nov. 7, President Donald Trump signed a presidential pardon for Rudy Giuliani and over 70 others who supported him in his efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election

Trump has falsely claimed that the election, which he lost to Joe Biden, was rigged

"These great Americans were persecuted and put through hell by the Biden Administration for challenging an election, which is the cornerstone of democracy," White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement shared with PEOPLE

President Donald Trump is pardoning Rudy Giuliani and others who supported him in his efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election.

In a proclamation dated Friday, Nov. 7, the 79-year-old president declared that he was issuing a "full, complete and unconditional pardon" t

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