President Donald Trump pardoned dozens of political allies who helped him try to overturn the 2020 election. Read more Alex Brandon / AP

by Chris Palmer Published Dec. 1, 2025, 2:58 p.m. ET

President Donald Trump ’s decision last month to pardon dozens of political allies who helped him try to overturn the 2020 election was quickly criticized by some opponents.

Now, a man who’s accused of committing voter fraud in that contest by voting twice for Trump is seeking to wipe out a pending criminal case by saying the powers of that action should extend to him.

Attorneys for Matthew Laiss wrote in court documents last month that the language in Trump’s pardon proclamation “clearly extend” to Laiss, who is awaiting trial on charges that he illegally voted twice in the 2020 el

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