ATLANTA - Georgia’s 2020 election investigation is back in the headlines after President Donald Trump issued federal pardons to several of his allies accused of trying to overturn the election results. But the pardons have no effect on the state charges still pending in Georgia.

Rudy Giuliani, others pardoned by Trump

What we know:

Among those granted federal pardons were Rudy Giuliani, the former New York mayor and Trump’s personal attorney; Mark Meadows, Trump’s former White House chief of staff; and several other aides and campaign advisers accused of taking part in efforts to overturn the 2020 election results.

In Georgia, the pardons also extended to individuals linked to the so-called "alternate electors" plan, which sought to certify Trump as the winner despite his loss in t

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