Several of those pardoned have been charged with variously attempting to have the 2020 election declared invalid, in line with Trump's false claims of election fraud, reports ABC News, among others.
Some have participated in attempts to get "alternative electors" to vote for Trump, others have allegedly tried to "expose election fraud," according to information from Ed Martin, the senior lawyer who handles pardons at the Justice Department.
In total, there are 77 people involved.
Among those pardoned are former New York City mayor and Trump's former personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, former Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows and former presidential lawyers John Eastman, Christina Bobb and Boris Epshteyn.
The document, signed by Donald Trump, specifically states that the pardon does not include the president himself.
Corrected: In a previous version, there was an incorrect number of pardoned people.
