Trump says Biden pardons are ‘void’ because they were signed by autopen

In a post on Truth Social overnight, President Donald Trump claims that some pardons by President Joe Biden are “VOID, VACANT, AND OF NO FURTHER FORCE OR EFFECT,” saying an autopen was used to forge the former president’s signature. Trump alluded specifically to Biden’s pardons for members of the House January 6th Committee, claiming that the pardon signatures had been “done by Autopen” and that Biden “knew nothing about them.” He added that “the people that did may have committed a crime.” However, the president offered no evidence that Biden was unaware of the pardon or that an autopen — a robotic device that mechanically copies a signature — had been used. Trump’s post echoes claims made last week by the conservative Heritage Foundation, which alleged that Biden’s signature on several pardons was identical, implying the use of an autopen. The New York Post further claimed that a Biden aide “made unilateral determinations” to sign documents using an autopen. The idea that Biden was ... Read full article.