Persons pardoned by President Donald Trump could now face charges from state prosecutors in New York based on the same set of facts after Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill into law Wednesday aimed at closing the so-called double jeopardy loophole.

Democrats in the state Legislature, over the past year, have supported the bill as another way for officials in New York to create a check on Trump’s executive power.

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