Trumpโค May Have โฃUnintentionally Pardoned Man Indictedโค for Voter Fraud
WASHINGTON โค – โฃFormer president Donald Trump,79,may have inadvertently granted a pardon to a Pennsylvania man indicted onโ charges of voting inโค two states during the 2020 election,raising questionsโฃ about the scope and execution โof the sweeping pardons issued duringโค the final days ofโข his โคpresidency. The potential error centers on the pardon granted to Rudolph Giuliani and appears toโข encompass a broader list of individuals, possibly โฃincluding Christopher Laiss of Bethlehem, โฃPennsylvania.
The case highlights the complexities of blanket pardons and the potential โขfor unintended consequences, particularly given the expansive natureโ ofโค the listโ submitted by TrumpS pardonโข attorney, Ed Martin. Laiss, who pleaded not guilty, is accused of โฃvoting by mail in Pennsylvania and then casting an in-person ballot in Florida during the 2020 election cycle. His lawyers have filed a motion toโ dismiss theโ charges, arguing the pardon effectively covers his case, a claim the Eastern District of Pennsylvania has yetโ to address.
Court documents โreveal Laiss relocated fromโค Bethlehem, Pennsylvania,โ to Florida in August 2020. He allegedly voted by โคmail in Pennsylvania before appearing at the polls โฃin Floridaโ on election Day. the indictment remains active as of this writing.
trump’s pardon attorney, Ed Martin, a 55-year-old saint Louis University law school graduate, has publiclyโข questioned the integrity of the โ2020 election,โ stating earlier โthis month it was the “most fraudulent ever” and promisingโข future prosecutions. This stance appears incongruous with โฃthe possibilityโข that his work has inadvertently freed individuals accused of โelection-related offenses.
Requests for comment from the White House, the Department ofโ Justice, and Laiss’s legal counsel have been made byโ The Daily Beast. The outcome of Laiss’s motion could set a precedent for interpreting the scope of the pardons issued to Giuliani and others, possibly impacting other similar โcases.
