Weeping pardons for several key allies who backed this effort to subvert the 2020 election results.

That's according to the president's so-called clemency czar, Justice Department partner attorney Ed Martin,

who released a list on social media late last night that includes the names of 77 people who received pardons.

They include Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows, John Eastman, Kenneth Chesbrough, Boris Epstein, and Sidney Powell, among others.

Now, political points out that the pardons are largely symbolic because none of those identified were charged with any federal crimes.

Additionally, the document posted online is also undated,

so it's not clear exactly when President Trump signed it.

The pardon language explicitly states it does not apply to Trump himself.

The White House and Justice Department did not immediately respond to requests

for comments. So, Ken, there's a lot to sift through here. You know, we know that President

Trump has stacked his administration with some of those previous 2020 election deniers,

those who claim falsely that he won the election. And symbolic or not, this is another symbol here,

that he's simply not going to play by the rules,

and that these are people who he is yet another example of this administration,

where he has taken, use the powers of government to punish his foes,

and in this case, reward his friends, those who do his bidding.

Mark Wolf explains his decision to step down as a senior U.S. District Judge in Massachusetts.

He writes in part, quote,

My reason is simple. I no longer can bear to be restrained by what judges can say publicly or do outside the courtroom.

President Donald Trump is using the law for partisan purposes,

targeting his adversaries while sparing his friends and donors from investigation, prosecution,

and possible punishment. This is contrary to everything that I have stood for in my more

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