New York legislators are moving closer to a change in the state’s laws that would allow state prosecutors, including New York Attorney General Letitia James, to bring charges against individuals pardoned of federal crimes by President Donald Trump.

The State Senate approved a bill Wednesday to eliminate what’s called the “double jeopardy loophole,” which currently prevents state prosecutors in New York from bringing similar charges against someone who’s accepted a pardon from Trump .

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