Rudy Giuliani said he was “surprised” to receive a pardon from President Trump in the alleged plot to overturn the 2020 election results — and said The Post was vindicated for its exclusive reporting on Hunter Biden’s infamous laptop.

“President Trump ended a long nightmare for innocent people,” the former New York City mayor and Trump lawyer told The Post Monday, a day after Trump’s Department of Justice granted pardons to 77 people tied to the alleged plot, including Giuliani, Sidney Powell and Kenneth Chesebro.

“The president has made the justice system fair again,” he added. “This pardon decision shows there were two justice systems.”

Giuliani claimed he hadn’t talked to the president about a potential pardon in recent years.

“I was surprised. No one can say President Trump can’t

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